Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

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

Study leader Dr Kirstie Jones-Williams, a PhD student working with British Antarctic Survey (BAS), said the findings ...

A 69 million-year-old skull fossil discovered in Antarctica is an ancient relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest ...

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.

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

Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.

The sheer scale of Earth's plastic problem has been laid bare in a new study. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Microplastics have been detected in Antarctic snow near field camps and the South Pole, marking the first discovery in such remote locations. Using a new ...

Digital reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous (~69 million years old) crown bird Vegavis iaai that was completed following ...

Tiny plastic particles as small as a red blood cell have been discovered in Antarctica ... Researchers at the University of New Mexico analysed samples from 52 people who died in 2016 and 2024 ...