In the natural world, a bird’s beak is far more than just a mouth. It is a highly specialised multi-tool, refined over the ...

For wildlife, climate change is a bit like the "final boss" the protagonist faces in a video game: big, hulking and inescapable. This formidable enemy has forced wildlife to alter where and how they ...

It was a spirited debate between friends that surfaced every time we got together. It was not about politics, the economy or the weather, but the more significant question, do birds have bills or ...

We get captivated by a bird’s plumage and may not think to notice its beak, which is critical to the bird’s identity. I’ve often heard people yell “flamingo!” when they see a pink-plumed bird feeding ...

Dark-eyed junco songbirds have been serenading the University of California, Los Angeles campus for decades as they forage for food. The species from the sparrow family is not usually found in cities.

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size—from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size, but what determines the form they will take? Just how exactly can they be so different from one another? According to a new study, a hidden mathematical ...

A 67-million-year-old bird skull has overturned an established theory about how modern birds evolved. Unlike most modern birds, the flightless group that includes ostriches and emus can’t move their ...