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 ...

In his back yard in Fremont, Nikos Anton spotted a house sparrow that seemed to be toting a twig in its beak. But when he looked a little closer, Anton saw the "stick" was actually the grotesquely ...

Two biologists studying the lives of hummingbirds and flowers on Caribbean islands have discovered a remarkable example of animals and plants that evolve to meet each other's needs. The beaks of the ...

Nature never runs out of ways to surprise us! It is endowed with birds that have beautiful covers of feathers on their bodies and perform unmissable courtship dances. But the vibrant and colourful ...

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The long, sharp beaks of hummingbirds serve a purpose other than probing flowers for nectar, a new study found. Male long-billed hermits, which are large hummingbirds native to Central and South ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska --Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998. The tiny birds showed up at birdfeeders in Alaska’s largest city with ...

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 ...

Scientists have documented for the first time parrots using their beaks to swing across the underside of branches like monkeys move from tree to tree. Using high-speed video analysis, researchers ...

For anyone who has regular trouble with their teeth, science has some good news. Humans could one day grow beaks, a biologist has predicted. Unlike teeth, a beak would not rot, chip or fall out. This ...

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 ...