The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster ...

Photos shared to social media claim to depict a swarm of starlings flying through the air often, incredibly, in the shape of ...

Research suggests that free-moving panels on aircraft wings can improve stability, reduce turbulence, and add fuel efficiency ...

These small feathers on top of birds’ wings lay flat during normal flight but flare up in turbulence during landing. By attaching flexible plastic strips – “covert flaps” – to the top of ...

This bird made hawk-watching famous ... Wingbeats are stiff; it soars on flat wings. When flying, a juvenile red-shouldered hawk shows light crescents at base of primaries and a longer tail.