Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A 2020 study published in Science Advance reveals just how ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

Molecular analysis of the eggshell structure of large flightless birds such as ostriches and emus provides new insights into how they evolved. Genetic analyses have recently allowed scientists to ...

In recent years, people have been paying more attention to how animals survive in their environments. Flightless birds are a group that always surprises us. Even though they can’t fly, they have found ...

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The world’s only flightless parrot species was once thought to be doomed by design. The kakapo is too heavy, too slow and, frankly, too delicious to survive around predators, ...