Among the many unique qualities of this long-extinct Antarctic bird, it seems to have been the earliest creature that could sing.

Imagine peering into your backyard and spotting a creature whose ancestors once thundered across ancient landscapes alongside ...

In 1867, Huxley published one of the earliest and most influential papers on avian classification and evolution 26, and the first extensive avian tree of life was published in 1888 (ref. 27).

Birds are the most diverse land vertebrate on the planet, and now scientists have constructed a complete evolutionary tree of the 11,000 or so known species. This data came from hundreds of studies ...

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

Dinosaurs Scientists uncover new secrets of rare feathered fossil showing early bird evolution Study using UV light and CT scans shows the 150 million-year-old specimen had specialized flight feathers ...

Scientists uncovered a 149-million-year-old bird fossil in southeastern China with unexpectedly modern traits they believe could rewrite the evolutionary history of birds. The recently discovered ...

5 fun facts about evolution. The last common ancestor of all life on Earth is estimated to have existed around 4.2 billion years ago.; There are three ingredients necessary for natural selection ...

Environment nudges birds to fast, or slow, life lane. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250225122352.htm ...

By combining data on all known bird species, this tree is the most impressive snapshot yet of one of Earth’s most awe-inspiring classes of animal. Scientists Mapped the Evolution of 11,000 Bird ...