Thanksgiving is upon us, as families and friends gather for food, drink and conversation. The latter can be fraught with risk, of course — politics and religion have long been out of the question, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by birds. We eat them, ...

Scientists have successfully replicated the molecular processes that led from dinosaur snouts to the first bird beaks. Just don’t call them dino-chickens. “Our goal here was to understand the ...