WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For a person, slamming your head full force into a tree trunk could be enough to knock you silly. Woodpeckers do this untold thousands of times during their lives, and these ...

Hawks and owls are powerful symbols in the sky. But what about other birds? Well, add woodpeckers to the list. Across cultures and spiritual traditions, woodpeckers have been celebrated as powerful ...

US LIVE FROM ROCKPORT RIGHT NOW. EMILY ED MARIA. THIS PESKY WOODPECKER IS THE NEIGHBOR. YOU JUST CAN’T STAND. AND WHILE HE MAY BE BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT, HE IS A MENACE UP HERE ON SQUAM HILL ROAD. HE’S ...

Could woodpecker skulls hold the secret to mitigating brain damage in humans? Since the 1970s, scientists have asked this question, researching the industrious bird's skull and brain in a bid to ...