Slow-motion footage of baby birds helps scientists uncover how their ancestors took to the skies. Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to ...

Nightjars appear to balance two very different flight needs. Their broad wings help with slow hunting but lose lift ...

A few years back, I had to bring some members of a birding community around the place I was working at that time. I got to experience firsthand what it is that they actually do. And while I probably ...

Researching how bird flight can inform aircraft design is the goal of a new center to be established at the University of California, Davis. Harvey and Hawkins anticipate that by gleaning information ...

Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to discover exactly how birds took to the skies, and today, a new perspective has emerged by ...