Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. an illustration of a small bird with light brown, black, and white plummage. it has a long beak with sharp teeth The remains ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A life reconstruction of Archaeopteryx, including the oral papillae on the roof of its mouth, a bill-tip organ at the end of its ...

A new fossil, named 'Attenborough's strange bird' after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Attenborough, is the first of its kind to evolve a toothless beak. It's from a branch of the bird family ...

Here, ‘weirdness’ abounds. The platypus, for example, seemingly has the beak of a duck, the body of an otter, and the tail of a beaver. It lays leathery eggs like a reptile, yet feeds milk to its ...

For paleontologists who study animals that lived long ago, fossilized remains tell only part of the story of an animal’s life. While a well-preserved skeleton can provide hints at what an ancient ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Many of the world’s rarest birds are also oddballs. There are ...

Birds are admired for their beauty, songs and flight. But in the wild a beak is far more than a feeding tool as it is a weapon of survival. For some species their beaks are strong enough to crush ...

Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures and some of the smartest — but some of our feathered friends are also downright bizarre. From birds with faces only a mother could love to species ...

A 67-million-year-old bird skull has overturned an established theory about how modern birds evolved. Unlike most modern birds, the flightless group that includes ostriches and emus can’t move their ...