A shared shape rule, the power cascade, governs most bird beak growth. It links modern birds with extinct dinosaurs.

A woodcock's walk seems better for disco dances than woodlands. It's a slow way to get around, so why do these groovy little ...

Nature never runs out of ways to surprise us! It is endowed with birds that have beautiful covers of feathers on their bodies ...

Pelicans are large aquatic birds with long beaks and throat patches ... and they feature long legs and long, thin, upcurved ...

These beaks allow the birds to reach insects that are hidden ... Some nectar feeders have a prominent long, thin, and often ...

What's more, this rule even describes beak shape in the long-gone ancestors of birds—the dinosaurs. We are excited to share our findings, now published in the journal iScience. By studying beaks ...

thin beaks to poke around in the ground to find prey. Growing up to 3 inches long, these flexible beaks are very sensitive and help the bird detect underground prey.