How did extinct animals move? Paleontologists are interested in figuring this out since it can tell us more about their ways of life, such as whether they were agile enough to hunt prey. It can also ...

Every continent holds the memory of an extinct bird that once ruled its skies or forests. From Antarctica’s prehistoric ...

Many paleontologists believe that the shape of fossilized pigment containers in cells can help determine dinosaur colors. But some remain skeptical.

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In less than a decade amateur photographer and Hummingbird Spot founder Carole Turek has photographed more than 250 ...

Get ready to say goodbye to Florida's rarest bird, the grasshopper sparrow. Federal officials say 2018 is the year we'll ...

A clawed, flightless bird that went extinct in New Zealand in the late 13th century might be brought back to life, claim scientists at Harvard University. Nearly three decades ago, archaeologists ...

The Cincinnati Museum Center has proven it owns one of the world's last great auks, an extinct flightless seabird. DNA research proved the specimen, nicknamed Eldey, was one of a breeding pair killed ...

In the Andes of Colombia, a small creature was rediscovered for the first time in 20 years. Raul Andres Galvis-Cordoba and Juan Manuel Carvajalino-Fernández (2025) Check List The summaries below were ...

Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia’s Boodjamulla National Park. The ground-dwelling species — Menura tyawanoides — is an ancient ancestor of ...