Six million years ago, the skies of Argentina were home to fearsome predator – Argentavis magnificens, the largest bird to ever take to the air. It weighed in at 70kg and had a wingspan of 7m, about ...

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of an extinct giant bird that could be the biggest flying bird ever found. With an estimated 20- to 24-foot wingspan, the creature surpassed the ...

Weighing in at 150 pounds (70 kilograms) or more, the all-time biggest bird couldn’t just hop into the air and fly away, researchers say. A team led by Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University used ...

Weighing in at 70 kilograms or more, the all-time biggest bird couldn't just hop into the air and fly away, researchers say. A team led by Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University used computer ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of an extinct giant bird that could be the biggest flying bird ever found. With an estimated 20-24-foot wingspan, the creature ...

Birds are among the most fascinating creatures on Earth, with nearly 10,000 species inhabiting various ecosystems. Birds have ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With a wingspan of more than 20 feet, a condor the size of a Cessna airplane relied on updrafts ...

Like modern condors, the six-million-year-old Argentavis magnificens —the largest bird known to have taken flight—may have relied on updrafts and thermals to soar above what is now Argentina. If ...

"How to get airborne was the problem," explained Professor Sankar Chatterjee, curator of palaeontology at the Museum of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, US. "But once it was on a thermal, it could ...

Holding the record for the largest wingspan of any living bird, the wandering albatross is a master of oceanic flight. It can travel thousands of kilometres using wind currents, barely needing to flap ...