This bird's big beak more closely resembles those of modern birds. This is a curious finding. Modern birds are much more diverse than ancient ones when it comes to their faces.

These birds with big beaks can be found in marshy areas of Florida and the Gulf Coast, where their populations are recovering after years of overhunting. 4. of 15. Red Crossbill .

Our two pieces of recent research identified that, in response to warming, more than 100 species of Australian birds have developed smaller bodies and bigger beaks over time.

Scientists already knew that birds evolved from dinosaurs. But thanks to a Yale-led study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, they know what the first bird beak looked like during that ...

Or, at least, a visual warning to other toucans. Researchers led by Glenn J. Tattersall of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, wondered if the big beak might have yet another use ...

Great Tits May Be Evolving Bigger Beaks. Here's Why. Since Darwin's time, birds have served as models for the wonders of evolution—and this study was no exception.

The research teams found that beaks of great tits living in a long-term study site, Wytham Woods in the UK (949 birds total; grey triangle, Figure 1), were 0.3mm longer, on average, than beaks of ...

Scientists already knew that birds evolved from dinosaurs. But thanks to a Yale-led study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, they know what the first bird beak looked like during that ...