Late February marks an exciting time for observing mallard ducks as they prepare for spring migration. While some head north, ...

The bill, if passed, would make the mallard duck the official state duck of Arkansas. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission ...

In Moscow's Novodevichy Park there's an unusual attraction which has become a regular stop on the city's sightseeing tours.

This finding has shed new light on the evolutionary past of birds and revealed critical information about their survival and ...

A 68-million-year-old Antarctic fossil revealed the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis iaai, a duck-sized diver with traits linking it to today’s waterfowl.

A newly discovered fossil in Antarctica, estimated to be 68 million years old, reveals the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis ...

A skull fossil uncovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever found-a creature the size of a mallard […] ...

Before the Four Nations Face-Off positions the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland as adversaries, Saturday’s Freeway Faceoff will send the Kings and Ducks into the NHL’s nearly two-week ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A bill filed Wednesday could soon crown the mallard duck as Arkansas' official state duck. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jack Ladyman (R-Jonesboro), Sen. Blake Johnson (R ...

Vegavis was the size of a mallard but did not have a bill like a duck. It instead had a spear-shaped beak like a loon. Its skeletal structure indicates that it dove for its dinner. "Vegavis almost ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...