A collection of small flutes carved from waterfowl bones may have been used as hunting aids, a new study suggests. Laurent Davin, an archaeologist at the French Research Center in Jerusalem ...

Most bird bones are very thin, an adaptation to lighten the skeleton for the purpose of flight. So as a result their delicate bones do not fossilize well, which is why when even a single isolated ...

The remains of a sixth-century Byzantine church dedicated to an unnamed "glorious martyr" with elaborate mosaics, a rare crypt and a large collection of lamps were unveiled in central Israel on ...

Scientists have identified a striking correlation between the complexity of bird skeletons and the overall diversity within the bird kingdom.

Birders are witnessing an unprecedented event, experts say. Bird enthusiasts are flocking to see flamboyances of flamingos popping up all over the eastern U.S. after they were blown in by ...

Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. The rare cache of weapons was ...

Israeli archaeologists on Wednesday displayed four Roman-era swords and a javelin discovered inside a cave in the Judean desert, where they had been preserved for nearly 1,900 years. The ...

Brazilian authorities insisted commercial production of chickens remains safe Brazilian authorities Tuesday confirmed the detection of the first case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus ...

Bird, one of the e-scooter brands found throughout Baltimore over the past year, is no longer permitted to provide rides in the city. The dockless vehicle company was cut in the Baltimore ...

Archaeologists have found four Roman swords and a shafted weapon known as a pilum dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel. The rare cache of weapons was ...