Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the "sixth mass extinction"—the first to be caused by ...

Millions of songbirds in Southeast Asia are trapped and smuggled each year for keeping as pets or entering in competitions.

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an ...

It soars on six-foot wings, graces our currency, and stares out from a thousand patriotic murals. But how much do you actually know about the bald eagle?

At Netflix’s big Animation Showcase, attendees were treated to an absolute masterclass. To celebrate the upcoming Skydance Animation film, now confirmed for launch on December 18th, 2026, Aardman ...

A bird that has been extinct in the wild for 40 years was born at Pittsburgh's National Aviary. The aviary on Tuesday announced that a Guam kingfisher hatched on April 19 and took his first flight on ...

Wildlife conservationists have another reason to celebrate, as the wild crested ibis population just got a little larger. Eight crested ibises released in Japan in 2026 are the latest to join a ...

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company known for its de-extinction agenda and previous claims about genetically engineering dire wolves, has successfully hatched 26 chicks from artificial ...

Dubbed the “Banko’s feather dragon,” the extinct bird’s tail feathers were twice the length of its entire body. Reading time 3 minutes How feathers evolved is somewhat of an enigma for scientists. But ...

Taiwan’s Ice Age fossil beds have produced mammoths, giant crocodiles, and saber-toothed cats – but not a single extinct bird. A newly described fossil peacock from Taiwan changes that picture, ...