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

An artistic depiction of the Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean ...

Decades of citizen science in Alaska helped researchers figure out how one of the biggest wildlife die-offs -- that of the seabird the common murre -- unfolded.

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officials say the avian flu has been detected in wild species across 10 counties over the ...

For most of last year, Utah saw few cases of avian flu. That changed in the fall, and more cases are being reported, state officials are saying.

Utah biologists have been studying the state’s most elusive bird to learn more about its behavior and how to protect it in ...

A rare Arctic bird found deceased last week in southwest Kansas will become part of the collection at Lawrence's Kansas ...