Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.

Vegavis, an ancient bird from Antarctica, identified as the oldest modern bird ancestor with specialized fish-hunting adaptations.

A conservation group in Chicago says hundreds of red-breasted mergansers, a species of diving duck that typically winters in ...

Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...

In the icy wilderness of Antarctica, where glaciers now dominate the landscape, scientists have unearthed a fossil that ...

As it mutates, the bird flu has seemingly been able to infect other bird species, pets, other kinds of animals and, on rare ...

Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...

Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.

This streamlined diving duck, with its distinctive saw-toothed bill, is a master fisher in lakes and rivers across the Northern Hemisphere. The Common Merganser is a large, streamlined duck with a ...

Exeter birdwatchers are forever on patrol. Not only is there a veritable paparazzi squad that appears – like magic – every ...

CALGARY, Alberta — The Ducks’ resurgent offense ran out of steam north of the border. Matt Coronato had two goals and an assist, Dustin Wolf made 30 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Ducks ...