The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

Does a duck always look like a duck and quack like a duck? Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, ...

Learn more about Vegavis iaai, an ancient ancestor of modern-day ducks, and one of the earliest modern birds ever discovered.

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

Welcome to the “Which type of fish are you?” personality quiz! Fish come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, with a vast array of unique traits and characteristics. Just like fish, people come in all ...

Feb. 10, 2025 — In swarm research, a new method makes it possible to track the eye movements of fish automatically, non-invasively and in 3D. Researchers explain why this is important for ...

When I purchased my first bass boat in 1996, I had the best fish finder at the console and the bow. It was two 5-inch black and white screens that produced pixelated two-dimensional images and I had a ...

One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

An artist’s interpretation of Vegavis iaai diving for fish in the shallow ocean off the coast of the Antarctic peninsula, with ammonites and plesiosaurs for company.

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

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