Australian and Dutch researchers have uncovered a remarkable evolutionary adaptation in birds that could hold vital clues for ...

How does climate change influence how birds can adjust to different climate conditions worldwide? This is what a recent study ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that the size of the geographic area and the range of adaptation don't ...

and even tiny humming birds demonstrate a variety of adaptations and strategies for survival in the air. Whether taking off, sustaining flight, or landing, birds must overcome the tremendous ...

The Grants found that the offspring of the birds that survived the 1977 drought tended to be larger, with bigger beaks. So the adaptation to a changed environment led to a larger-beaked finch ...

adaptation and natural selection, or as a part of a discussion on the evidence gathered by Darwin for his theory of evolution. The video asks: 'Can you spot the differences between these finches?' The ...

Birds that fill the world’s skies today are living dinosaurs, reminders of a distant and strange past. Decades of major new discoveries and studies have convinced researchers that there’s a direct ...