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How satellites track Antarctic krill: Are these tiny ocean shrimp in danger?
Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.
Watch as terrifying Devil Fish normally found in total darkness 6,000ft deep is filmed for FIRST time near hols island
WATCH the moment a terrifying Devil Fish that normally lurks 6,000ft down in total darkness is filmed for the first time near a holiday island. The ghoulish fish was spotted bobbing near the ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica is oldest ‘modern’ bird
The near-complete fossil skull, unearthed on Vega Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, reveals a bird that thrived in the ...
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Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest 'modern' bird
Vegavis appears to have been ecologically specialized to pursue fish and other prey underwater in a shallow marine ecosystem.
66 million years ago, Antarctica was lush, temperate, and home to the oldest modern bird and T-Rex
A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature.
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Ancient Antarctic fossil reveals Earth’s oldest modern bird
Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.
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Remarkable Fossil Discovery Hints at Antarctic Origins of All Modern Birds
A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...
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An Antarctic Fossil From 69 Million Years Ago Reveals Earth’s Early Birds
Learn more about Vegavis iaai, an ancient ancestor of modern-day ducks, and one of the earliest modern birds ever discovered.