A Biologist Explains How Prehistoric ‘Terror Birds’ Earned Their Name

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

Scientists find oldest direct evidence of whaling in a place they never suspected

Once dismissed as sticks and forgotten in a museum, the 5,000-year-old tools show prehistoric people hunted whales far from ...
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Huge Numbers of Migrating Birds Rely on These Five Central American Forests—but They’re Disappearing Fast

A new study underscores the importance of conservation for the region’s “Five Great Forests,” which support nearly half of ...

New Study Debunks 50-Year Myth About Hawaiʻi’s Native Bird Extinctions

A new study challenges a decades-old assumption about the loss of Hawaiʻi’s native waterbirds. Challenging a half-century-old ...

Cheetah mummies found in Arabian caves provide rare genome from a lost population

Preserved by dry, cool air and darkness, the cheetah mummies are offering scientists DNA insights into a lost population and ...

Red-listed bird once thought to be rare in county spotted in village

The UK's largest finch, which was once thought to be locally extinct in the county, has been spotted in South Herefordshire.

Hawaiʻi’s Critically Endangered Crow Is Soaring in Maui Forests

More than a year after a group of nonprofit, state and federal partners released five Hawaiian black crows into the forests of East Maui, all five are still alive ...

Bird 'almost extinct' in Northern Ireland found behind bin

An elusive bird which is now considered to be extremely rare in Northern Ireland made an unexpected visit to a Belfast street ...