News at the Critics Choice Awards. ‘Wicked’ star Ethan Slater chats with E! News’ Will Marfuggi on the red carpet at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards about his girlfriend Ariana Grande’s ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

The fossilized skull of a bird called Vegavis, which lived in the Antarctic some 68.7 million years ago, confirms it was an early member of the waterfowl group. However, the skull also suggests ...

The new skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the Mesozoic Era. The Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, is diving ...

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, but museum and gallery exhibitions are getting back on track.