This striking bird of Asia is famous for two elongated outer feathers that sprout from a forked tail. They are made of “wires ...

Two bird fossils dating back 149 million years to the Jurassic era have been unearthed in Fujian Province, ... "Previously, the oldest record of short-tailed birds is from the Early Cretaceous.

The team, led by Wang Min, discovered two bird fossils in Jurassic-era rocks in southeast China. Because the rocks in which the fossils were encased date back 149 million years, ... "Previously, the ...

Two white-tailed eagle chicks have fledged from a nest in England, in only the second time the birds have bred here in 240 years, conservationists said. The male chicks are the offspring of two ...

The bird has a short tail ending in a pygostyle, an important aerodynamic innovation moving the center of mass forward toward the wings. A 150 million-year-old fossil reveals early bird ...