Between the bird’s beak and a skull shape that perfectly protects its brain, a woodpecker doesnt have to worry about concussions while boring for food or creating a new home. Many birds rely on ...

Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes, and through observing those differences we can learn a lot about them. Our education ...

A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...

Researchers have discovered that massive beaks and strong bites hinder the velocity of beak movement in songbirds. The ...

It’s pretty safe to say that a bird’s beak is one of its most obvious features. And it’s super important! It’s used for ...

Under these drastically changing conditions, the struggle to survive favored the larger birds with deep, strong beaks for opening the hard seeds. Smaller finches with less-powerful beaks perished.

The near-complete fossil skull, unearthed on Vega Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, reveals a bird that thrived in the ...