A glass of water is placed in front of the toy, set at a height that allows the bird's beak to dip into the liquid. The user starts by pushing the head into the glass, allowing its fabric covering ...

(CNN) — The top-hatted “drinking bird,” once a fixture in science classrooms for demonstrating the basics of thermodynamics, is making a surprising comeback — as the inspiration for a new ...

David Jonsson as Andy in "Alien: Romulus." It's a dual-bulbed glass bird on a fulcrum, which uses thermodynamics to dip its beak into a glass of water repeatedly. Plus, they usually have a fancy ...

The future of energy in America 07:09. Scientists in Hong Kong and China have proposed a creative way to generate renewable energy —using a classic "drinking bird" figurine that may feel like a ...