About 150 million years ago, in a coastal lagoon in what is now southern Germany, the oldest known bird gobbled up food with a beak built for efficient eating. It’s finely tuned mouth anatomy, ...

Flying is really hard work. Compared to walking, swimming, or running, flying is the form of movement that takes the most energy and requires the most calories. That means that birds have had to ...

Ducks are short-necked members of the Anatidae family. They’re smaller than geese and swans, but distinct from other aquatic birds like loons, grebes, and coots. They live all over the world, in both ...