A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today, according to new ...

A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature.

Asteroids Asteroids have been floating in the dark abyss of space for millions of years. They're often called the remnants of ...

A newly-discovered asteroid about 100 metres wide and on a potential collision course with Earth has activated international ...

Mass extinctions have shaped the course of life on Earth, wiping out numerous species while paving the way for new ones to evolve. However, amidst these catastrophic events, some resilient species ...

Global warming is likely to be the greatest cause of species extinctions this century ... The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest single mass of ice on earth, accounting for around 90% of all fresh ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

Biodiversity is declining across the planet, but what about in Wisconsin, how do we measure it, and how can we stop it?

Rapid high-amplitude regressive–transgressive couplets were frequent in the Earth’s history (Miller et al., 2005), and most of them were not considered to be a probable cause of mass extinction ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's priority species. The research highlights the urgent need ...