Hummingbird bills — their long, thin beaks — look a little like drinking straws. But new research shows just how little water ...

by mosquitoes drinking blood or by humans drinking through a straw. Often, animals employ one approach or the other. Hummingbirds are a rare example of using both. "It makes sense that they would ...

"Why on earth do you need a straw in your gin and tonic anyway?" he says. "The industry can do something about it, but so can we as consumers - it's easy to say 'no straw please'." From adding a ...