Do you know why blue-footed boobies have blue feet? Author Laura Erickson does, and you’ll find the answers to this and many other great questions in her book, The Bird Watching Answer Book. (For the ...

A stark contrast to the feathers of flying dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx ... see that are documenting this origin of flight. And so, in these developing birds, we have this really interesting ...

Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to discover exactly how birds took to the skies, and today, a new perspective has emerged by ...

Many in divorce and family courts believe that birds of a feather fly together. Another common phrase is that tens do not pick ones. Simply put, the thought is that most litigants are likely very ...

Look at a fruit fly.” Princeton’s Bio-Inspired ... near the front of the wing — exactly where they are in birds. Previously, avian anatomy research has said these feathers play no role in flight. The ...

Winter poses several challenges for birds. Scarce food supplies and limited water are obvious challenges for nearly all of them. Extremely cold temperatures, strong winds, driving snow and ...