Researchers were unaware that this large fossil was even an egg until they pierced through its membrane with microscopes and ...

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Elephant birds were flightless birds that went extinct around 1,000 years ago. It is believed that one species of the bird was the biggest bird that ever lived. They grew up to 10 feet tall and laid ...

The fossil of a large egg dating from the time of the dinosaurs has been found for the first time on the continent of Antarctica. In addition to its large size and unique location, this discovery is ...

Photos of a complete sub-fossilised elephant bird egg at Christie's auction house on March 27, 2013 in London, England. The elephant bird egg is expected to fetch 30,000 GBP when it features in ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a ...

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.