In the icy wilderness of Antarctica, where glaciers now dominate the landscape, scientists have unearthed a fossil that ...

These are birds that are adapted through evolution for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving in at least shallow water. The family contains around 146 species in 40 genera.

Sea ducks are species that mostly winter on oceans, favor cold deep waters and can dive to great depths to capture food. Their ranks include eiders, goldeneyes, mergansers, scoters and the long ...

Many people think of spring as the ideal time to find, view and photograph ducks. Although spring can be a wonderful season ...