Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...

7 fascinating flightless birds When we think of birds, flying is usually the first thing that comes to mind– wings spread wide, gliding through the sky.

A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in the region, has seen devastating population losses. The usual culprits ...

When we look to the animal kingdom, it’s easy to be amazed by their astounding physical capabilities – running at incredible speeds, climbing tall treetops like it’s nothing, or soaring in the sky.

Flightless birds, however, are another story. At least two factors have allowed dinosaurs, including birds, to evolve to a wide range of sizes.

The world’s rarest penguins don’t fear the heat. Here's how they learned to embrace it. These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a ...

Meet The Kagu: Rare, Flightless, And With An Unusual Feature Seen In No Other Bird This fun-looking forest-dweller spends plenty of time with its beak in the ground.

Button quails are flightless birds. Their wings are only strong enough to lift them off the ground temporarily. They survive as ground dwellers in Australia, South Asia, Africa, and Europe, where they ...

We've learned a lot about the remarkable intelligence of birds like crows and parrots, but not much work has been done on large flightless birds. A new study that explored the problem-solving ...

From Club Penguin to Neopets, flash games fueled a generation's interest in video games, as they were free, innovative, and extremely accessible.