Rising 40 feet above the waters of Hillsborough Bay is a human-made island that's become a vital habitat for beach-nesting birds. Why it matters: 3D Island and nearby 2D Island — both formed from ...

With impossibly fast wings, small bodies and long distances to travel, hummingbirds must eat every 10 to 15 minutes and visit 1,000 to 2,000 flowers per day, according to the National Audubon Society.

What’s more, this rule even describes beak shape in the long-gone ancestors of birds – the dinosaurs. We are excited to share our findings, now published in the journal iScience .