There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called “iterative evolution.” Here’s a real-life example of how it works ...

A once-extinct bird is laying eggs in the wild for the first time in nearly 40 years. Sihek, a now-endangered bird returned to the wild in 2024, has laid wild eggs in its new home in Hawaii, according ...

How did extinct animals move? Paleontologists are interested in figuring this out since it can tell us more about their ways of life, such as whether they were agile enough to hunt prey. It can also ...

This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! From birds with no wings to giant fowl that were once ...

A bird once declared extinct in the wild has just laid eggs in Hawaii. The sihek, also known as the Guam kingfisher, has a striking burnt orange breast, electric blue wings, and a sharp beak. Native ...

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The vibrant and thought-provoking exhibit “Silent Skies: Endangered and Extinct Birds” is a new collection of artwork created by Stacie Birky Greene. The exhibit — available for free viewing in the ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

"First printing, March 2016"--Title page verso. "Extinct Birds of Hawaiʻi captures the vanishing world of unique bird species that has slipped away in the Islands mostly due to human frivolity and ...

Mark Walter, the new owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, is backing one of the most ambitious science projects of the decade: bringing back an extinct bird from the dead. It's called the moa, a giant, ...