“ Longipteryx is one of my favorite fossil birds, because it’s just so weird—it has this long skull, and teeth only at the ...

Longipteryx is a weird fossil bird with a long beak with super-hard teeth at the tip. Based on its beak, scientists have ...

The beaks of albatrosses and penguins, compared to other, “normal” beaks (examples shown of a petrel and a gull) and a bird with a tactile bill-tip organ (a tinamou, close relative of ostriches and ...

As habitats disappear, biologists are trying to find new homes for birds like the Guam kingfisher and other animals beyond ...

But the birds — known for their distinctive black-and-iridescent green plumage, bald red head and long curved beak — don’t ...

For paleontologists who study animals that lived long ago, fossilized remains tell only part of the story of an animal's life ...

Researchers have discovered that seabirds, including penguins and albatrosses, have highly-sensitive regions in their beaks that could be used to help them find food. This is the first time this ...

“Because the bird is wild and it's got strength, and that’s what it needs to have the ability grow the beak back to its ...

In the vast plains of ancient South America, millions of years ago, a menacing shadow loomed over the grasslands. It wasn't a ...

This month’s Love Bites columnist celebrates reconnecting with oneself via birdwatching and the quiet intimacy it offers.

But the birds — known for their distinctive black-and-iridescent green plumage, bald red head and long curved beak — don’t instinctively know which direction to fly to migrate without the guidance of ...