Why it's awesome: The southern cassowary is one of the most prehistoric-looking birds on Earth. They are often likened to a modern-day dinosaur due to their massive size, vivid colouration and ...

Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most unique flora and fauna. And, up until about a thousand years ago, it was home to the world’s largest known bird species. Meet Madagascar’s legendary ...

On May 25, 2024, a photograph went viral on X allegedly showing a giant bird's foot, resembling that of a dinosaur. "A Southern Cassowary claw. Just in case you didn't think that birds are dinosaurs," ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Only a few months after announcing the controversial “de-extinction” of the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now set its sights on restoring the ...

Judie Schwager couldn’t believe her eyes. She was inside her home when she heard an animal cry that sounded as if it belonged in Jurassic Park, not the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. She ...

A biotech company that claims to have brought dire wolves back from extinction has announced plans to resurrect giant extinct birds called moa. However, experts say that dire wolves were never truly ...

Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird—which they say could be the largest known member of its ...

The Department of Environment and Science of Australia's Queensland Government said onlookers first mistook the bird for a large shark An unexpected swimmer was spotted lurking near Bingil Bay in ...

A 1972 clip showing Big Bird getting the measles vaccine has also resurfaced. To help educate kids about the COVID-19 vaccine and encourage them to get it, Big Bird from "Sesame Street" announced that ...