A giant goose-like bird that was the size of a light aircraft and had a beak like a crocodile’s jaws has been found to have soared above Britain 50 million years ago. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The new bird, Eoconfuciusornis is the oldest known confuciusornithid, a group unique to China. It therefore represents an early stage in bird evolution. Confuciusornithids lived from 120-131 million years ago and include the oldest birds with horny beaks. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

"I think if you do see it, then you might wind up missing" picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Fears of bird flu thwarted the flight, and the vulture was freed in northern Thailand on Thursday, thousands of miles from home. China and South Korea refused to let the bird be flown through their capitals, despite tests showing it did not have bird flu. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Scientists in Australia announced on Friday they had found the jawbone of a giant wombat the size of a large car that lived 20,000-40,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

See a bird and have no clue what it is? This website is a fantastic search engine for wild birds and guides you through choosing its shape, colour, habitat and call and helps you identify the bird!

I find this site super useful and always refer to it when I venture out of my province.

"That Bird is a Liar!" picked by chinook 9 months ago

A shorebird called a bar-tailed godwit, like the one pictured here, was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles (11,500 kilometers) nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand, the longest uninterrupted bird migration ever recorded, scientists say. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

watch this takeoff going bad when a bird was ingested by the engine of the plane picked by wildminou 2 years ago

Here is the first official list of names of the deceased. The list will be updated throughout the day. Officials will not release names of any victims until next of kin are notified and positively identify the body of their fallen loved one. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

One of the victims yesterday was a Holocaust survivor and who reportedly held the door closed from the shooter as students jumped out of windows, saving their lives. Bless his heart! Let's look for the good that can come from this. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

Ling Ling, the male giant panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, died of chronic heart failure early Wednesday at age 22 years and seven months, equivalent to about 70 human years. picked by punthe 8 months ago

A new species of giant clam has been discovered in the Red Sea.

Fossils suggest that, about 125,000 years ago, the species Tridacna costata accounted for more than 80% of the area's giant clams. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A giant imaging machine buried in ice at the South Pole could one day create pictures of the Earth’s core. According to a new calculation, the instrument – dubbed IceCube – could produce a picture of the Earth's dense iron core, silhouetted against the lighter rocky mantle. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered a new cluster of galaxies, hidden behind a previously identified cluster of galaxies. The recently exposed cosmic giant is apparently just as bright as the first group, but is six times further away. The astronomers made the discovery as part of an international team using the space telescope XMM-Newton. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A giant fork sculpture, created in 1995 by Swiss artists Jean-Pierre Zaugg and Georges Favre, is pictured on the shores of Lake Leman in front of the Alimentarium, the Food Museum, in Vevey June 4, 2008. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

AN ANGUS couple are recovering from shock after a giant ice cube plummeted from the sky at hundreds of miles an hour and smashed into their roof. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Mystery today surrounded a giant Lego man which has washed up on a beach after apparently floating all the way from the Netherlands.

Check out the giant's translated site (from Dutch) here. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Swollen to ten times their normal size and weighing more than an average man, these giant pumpkins would not look out of place in a science fiction film. picked by topofall 8 months ago

The largest giant squid ever caught in Australian waters has been dissected, revealing several hearts and chainsaw-like teeth. [Video]
Update to this article:
picked by bingo 6 months ago

A giant, smiling Lego man was fished out of the sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort on Tuesday. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago