Picture Antarctica today and what comes to mind? Large ice floes bobbing in the Southern Ocean? Maybe a remote outpost populated with scientists from around the world? Or perhaps colonies of penguins ...

A pelagornithid, likely the largest flying bird that ever lived, soared over the open ocean. Brian Choo Imagine an albatross with a hacksaw for a mouth. Set that strange creature about 50 million ...

A relative of the massive bird discovered in Antarctica. The relative is at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. By Pelagornis: Ryan Somma ...

Soaring the Chilean skies 5-10 million years ago, an enormous bony-toothed bird has set the world wingspan record. The bird's wingspan was at least 17 feet, according to scientists. The measurement is ...

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Soaring the Chilean skies 5-10 million years ago, an enormous bony-toothed bird has set the world avian wingspan record. The bird's wingspan was at least 17 feet, according to scientists. The ...