A study of a bizarre prehistoric bird's fossilized remains has uncovered fascinating new details regarding its behavior. Living around 120 million years ago, the species, Longipteryx chaoyangensis, is ...

How frequently have you thought about birds’ beaks lately? Unless you’re an ornithologist, probably not often. Then again, if you are thinking about birds consume their food, you might wonder, do ...

As scarce as hen's teeth? Well, that depends. Researchers in Wisconsin discovered some years ago while working with a chicken embryo for another study that the bird had rudimentary teeth. They ...

Birds are quite different from mammals, typically being smaller and lighter and able to fly - but why don't they have teeth? New research by scientists at the University of Bonn suggests a reason why ...

Gone does not necessarily mean forgotten, especially in biology. A recent finding by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and colleagues from the University of Manchester have found ...

SCIENTISTS believe they have solved the mystery of why birds no longer have teeth. The answer lies in the genomes of modern birds and gives an insight into when the beak came about. Ever since a ...

How did Archaeopteryx relate to today’s birds? Its teeth provide a major clue. Experts are still arguing over whether Archaeopteryx was a true bird, or a paravian dinosaur, or some other kind of dino.

Evolution is complicated, and thus, there often are multiple overlapping reasons that particular traits are adaptive. One such evolutionary puzzle is the reason that birds have beaks instead of teeth.