The largest bird on Earth is the ostrich, which can stand as tall as 9 feet and weigh between 220 and 350 pounds. Although ...

The imposing creatures ruled the roost as top predators of their terrestrial ecosystems, and scientists recently discovered ...

The October 12th Big Day also succeeded in recruiting 748,000 birders for the job, and producing 66,000 photos for a ...

The fossil was on display in a museum, but unlabeled and hidden right under paleontologists’ noses for 20 years.

Fossil of an extinct Phorusrhacid "terror bird" in the Tatacoa Desert reveals insights into ancient predators and ecosystems.

Evolutionary biologist Federico Degrange from Argentina's Center for Research in Earth Sciences and colleagues found the bird ...

This owl ranks among the largest and most powerful in the world and is the only known species to have ever killed a human. Adapted to hunt in dense forest habitats, this bird of prey is ...

Stephen has a science degree with a major in physics, an arts degree with majors in English Literature and History and Philosophy of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication.

Boatzon looked at the economic and environmental importance of the 10 largest lakes in the U.S. Lake sizes and locations are ...

Evolutionary biologists report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird -- which they say could be the largest known member of its kind -- providing new information about ...

The fossilized leg bone of a giant “terror bird” discovered in Colombia provides new insights into ancient South American ...

A birdsong recognition AI algorithm is now running live online in Xeno-canto, the world's largest open access collection of animal sounds. When 'mystery' bird recordings from anywhere in Europe are ...