The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster than any bird, yet no manufactured device matches the graceful movements and ...

Birds fly in a V formation to save energy. The bird in front creates lift for those behind. This teamwork makes long flights ...

Bird wing shape -- a proxy for long-distance flying ability, or dispersal -- is a trait that influences biodiversity patterns on islands around the world, according to biologists. You can know a lot ...

A live recording of the experimental apparatus in operation. Five foils are driven to flap up and down in unison, and they freely and interactively propel around a water tank. In looking up at the sky ...

In any group, not everyone can be a fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex or a majestic Triceratops. Someone must be stuck being gangly and awkward, with stubby little dodo wings that never fly, only flap. That ...