An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils has shown that they had a type of carpal bone (pisiform) in their wrists—a bone ...

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Owen Deutsch’s and Michael Parr’s book “Birds of the Tropical Andes” is set to be released on July 8. This 264-page hardbound ...

New fossil research has revealed that squids were already dominant predators in the oceans 100 million years ago—much earlier ...

Squids first appeared about 100 million years ago and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the ancient oceans, ...

Human action is changing the world. While the fact is generally associated with a negative perspective, a new study has sparked a hopeful twist in the story. A team of researchers has established a ...

The birds’ beaks held more clues about links to bird feeders. At a museum at the University of California, Berkeley, the scientists inspected the preserved bodies of roughly 400 Anna’s ...

“Imagine you have this unlimited, giant container of nectar that’s always available,” Alexandre says. “It makes sense to just maximize the amount of nectar you can get with every gulp.” At the same ...

In just about 20 years, the beaks of Anna’s hummingbird became longer and more tapered, according to a new study published in the scientific journal “Global Change Biology.” Keep KCRW Independent.

A new study suggests the use and prevalence of hummingbird feeders — like those red and clear plastic ones filled with homemade sugar water — changed the size and shape of the birds' beaks.

Finally, the team measured the beaks of 400 Anna’s hummingbirds in museum collections that span the years 1861 to 2020, to see how they had changed over time.

Along with study co-author Faye Romero, Alexandre began looking at Anna’s hummingbirds beak shapes before and after World War II — when commercial feeders for the species started to take off ...