The mass extinction that killed off dinosaurs might have been what grounded the ancestors of today's large flightless birds like the ostrich. As the Age of Dinosaurs came to an end, some flying birds ...

An adult brown kiwi (Apteryx australis) beside the egg of a huge elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus) is shown in this undated handout provided by Paul Scofield and Kyle Davis at the Caterbury Museum in ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The researchers examined ancient DNA extracted from bones of two elephant birds and found a close genetic connection with the kiwi. Reuters Kiwi, the iconic flightless bird of New Zealand, is not a ...

Watching an ostrich sprint across the plain like a mean two-legged dust mop, you might think a mistake has been made. Surely this isn't one of evolution's prouder moments? But new genetic evidence ...

Australia can no longer lay claim to the origins of the iconic New Zealand kiwi following University of Adelaide research published in the journal Science today showing the kiwi's closest relative is ...

Australia can no longer lay claim to the origins of the iconic New Zealand kiwi following new research showing the kiwi’s closest relative is not the emu as was previously thought. Instead, the ...