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City bird beaks adapted quickly during COVID-19, research reveals

City bird beaks adapted quickly during COVID-19, research reveals1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (317+ words) Beak shapes in some common urban birds appear to have changed rapidly during the COVID19 pandemic, according to a new study. This suggests that'sudden shifts in food availability and human disturbance may have driven shortterm evolutionary responses. Researchers examined museum specimens…...