How did the ostrich cross the ocean? It may sound like a joke, but scientists have long been puzzled by how the family of birds that includes African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, New ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a new study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

Every now and then, a random video pops up online that sends everyone spiraling into the same question: “What is that bird?” The latest clip shows a stunning white bird strutting her stuff with total ...

Ostriches may be ground-bound, but their ancestors could take flight, a new study says The fearsome Australian cassowary, which cannot fly but is sometimes called "the world's most dangerous bird" ...