Tough beaks The beaks of seed-crushing birds could one day inspire the creation of new light aviation materials able to withstand strong forces. Joris Soons, of the University of Antwerp in Belgium, ...

Java sparrows are both vocalists and percussionists. Photo: Suzme/amanaimages/Corbis When Java sparrows make love, they do it to the beat of their own in-house avian techno. As at a rave, the birds’ ...