A woodpecker may not make a good football mascot, but Mississippi State University researchers think this bird’s shock-absorbing beak may help them design a better football helmet. Lakiesha Williams, ...

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 ...

Birds with larger bills spend more time hiding their noses from the cold. You know what they say about the birds and their beaks—the bigger they are, the harder they snuggle. Research published ...

Some great tits in the United Kingdom are getting long in the beak — and it may have something to do with a British fondness for bird feeders. In other studies, bird beaks have been shown to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research suggests that the dark-eyed junco songbird experienced rapid evolution while college campuses were shuttered during the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. I ran across a sweet little paper in Science recently that ...