A shared shape rule, the power cascade, governs most bird beak growth. It links modern birds with extinct dinosaurs.

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 ...

While rare, a few birds we studied were rule-breakers. One such rule-breaker is the Eurasian spoonbill, whose highly ...

A research team has created a comprehensive evolutionary tree of all bird species, integrating data from hundreds of studies ...

Birds come in all shapes and sizes, but some stand out due to their extraordinary beaks! From tools for fishing to built-in filters, these six birds have some of the most unusual beak designs in ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size, but what determines the form they will take? Just how exactly […] ...

Inspired by the kingfisher's beak, the bullet ... he was also a keen bird-watcher. He tended to go back to nature for clues and believed millions of years of evolution could provide refined ...

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 ...

Birds are the most diverse land vertebrate on the planet, and now scientists have constructed a complete evolutionary tree of the 11,000 or so known species. This data came from hundreds of ...

Birds are the most diverse land vertebrate on the planet, and now scientists have constructed a complete evolutionary tree of the 11,000 or so known species. This data came from hundreds of studies ...