“For decades,” explained Worthy, “the extinction of New Zealand’s birds was viewed primarily through the lens of human ...

For a long time, New Zealand’s ancient past felt incomplete. Bits and pieces here and there. A few fossils. Large gaps. Now, ...

Up to 50 percent of species—which included 12 bird species and 4 frog species—on Aotearoa’s North Island went extinct before ...

Flightless birds have had a rough go of it over the past few centuries, with many going extinct — the most iconic being the dodo bird. But not all have perished. Here are four flightless birds that ...

A bird thought to be extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the forests of Papua New Guinea. The black-naped pheasant-pigeon was documented by scientists for the first and last time in 1882, ...

Across all seven continents, iconic birds once dominated their habitats before vanishing in ways that still raise hard ...

This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! From birds with no wings to giant fowl that were once ...

The National Aviary will receive $25,000 from the Foxwynd Foundation to support existing programs that prioritize ...

Everyone knows what a bird is – and pretty much everyone knows what a dinosaur is. But not everyone is aware that birds evolved from dinosaurs approximately 160 million years ago. In fact, birds and ...