A 69 million-year-old skull fossil discovered in Antarctica is an ancient relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest known modern bird.

The virus is circulating in some wild birds here. But so far, it hasn’t spread to any commercial poultry flocks or dairy ...

A Cretaceous-era skull found on Vega Island, Antarctica, has been confirmed as a member of the same order as ducks and geese, ...

In 1992, a paleontologist unearthed the fossil of a prehistoric bird called "Vegavis iaai" in Antarctica and hypothesized that it was an early relative of today's ducks and geese. However, because the ...

About 20 dead or sick ducks and geese were recently discovered near Sands Lake, and testing confirmed they were likely all ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

Speaking of the Ledge, this week a bill to limit the height of windmill blades failed in the Joint Energy Committee. The purpose of the bill is to protect migratory birds, like ducks and geese, so ...

Between January 2022 and November 2024, 1,200 bird flu outbreaks were identified across 48 states, according to a Wildlife ...

Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a team of researchers has analyzed a 69-million-year-old fossil belonging to ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave about the fluid dynamics of crowds, an early fossil of a modern bird and new data on how people's moods change through the day.