Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...

A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

A 69 million-year-old skull fossil discovered in Antarctica is an ancient relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest known modern bird.

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

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

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

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

The Antarctic 'alien' was spotted by a social media user looking at satellite imagery of the area, with some speculating it ...

Male crabs of a species named after actor David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they can fight each other for a ...