Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

Each year, animals and plants are being lost to extinction. In fact, more than 160 species disappeared in the past decade alone. According to the World Wide Fund (WWF), the rapid loss of species we ...

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...

Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.