Urban birds' beak shape rapidly changed during COVID-19 lockdowns, suggesting human-driven transformations

When the world slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects extended beyond humans. A recent study found that it ...
Earth.com

Urban birds rapidly changed their beaks when human food vanished

A UCLA campus shutdown during COVID revealed rapid evolution in urban birds, as junco beaks shifted with the rise and fall of ...
InsideHook on MSN

Study reveals how the pandemic changed the shape of birds' beaks

If you’ve ever been curious about how wildlife adapt to short-term environmental changes, a recently-published study has big ...
The New York Times

How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak

For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home. By Emily Anthes About two decades ago, the dark-eyed junco ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Outdoors: Do birds have beaks or bills?

It was a spirited debate between friends that surfaced every time we got together. It was not about politics, the economy or the weather, but the more significant question, do birds have bills or ...
Discover Wildlife

Crushing bone, spearing fish, tearing flesh... These are the 6 deadliest bird beaks on the planet and they are highly effective lethal weapons

The southern cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius) is one of the most dangerous birds on Earth, and while its powerful legs and ...
New Haven Register

A giant extinct flightless bird will greet New Haven visitors when Yale Peabody Museum reopens

NEW HAVEN – Picture this: it’s 55 million years ago, and you’re roaming a tropical forest in what is now Wyoming. A tall figure startles you as it steps out from behind a tree. It stands on scaly legs ...