Carotenoids are the underlying pigment for much of the enormous variety in color found across birds and form the basis for the colors red, yellow, and orange. In a study published in Current Biology, ...

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DEAR JOAN: A hummingbird with quite an interesting beak has been visiting our feeder for several months now. Its beak is obviously damaged, essentially bifurcating; the top diverging from the bottom.

After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak bald eagle became the official U.S. bird on Christmas Eve. President Biden signed 50 bills into law Tuesday. Among them was Senate ...