Long before birds fluttered their wings and took their maiden flight, it was pterosaurs - the distant cousins of birds - that ...

While birds’ skin is almost entirely covered by protective feathers, their eyes remain exposed. Avians have several respiratory adaptations, including a highly efficient oxygen exchange system of air ...

More than 99 percent of the world’s birds can fly, although their speed, stamina, and agility vary greatly. Body size, wing shape, and flight style all affect their performance, but adaptation to ...

Flying reptiles of the prehistoric skies, pterosaurs, are long extinct but continue to reveal the secrets of evolution. These ...

Migration is a remarkable feat, requiring incredible endurance and navigation skills. While many animals undertake impressive ...

The evolution of flight is a remarkable journey that spans millions of years, with creatures adapting in incredible ways. It began with small, gliding animals and gradually evolved into true flight, ...

The 20-minute show highlights the physical and behavioral adaptations of the bird while ... After watching the birds take flight, head inside for museum exhibits that detail even more about ...

In Colorado and New Mexico, scientists put in long days scouring the high country for signs of how well White-tailed ...

Hummingbirds zooming around the garden from flower to flower and sipping nectar probably don’t appear at first glance to be models for instruments of war.

Artificial Flight: Modern drones have become pretty advanced, but they are very energy-inefficient. European researchers decided to take inspiration from birds to develop a new type of drone that ...

Researchers have developed a bird-like robot capable of walking, hopping, and leaping into flight. Named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple Environments), the design features ...

Embrace wobble to level flight without a horizon Shin et al. took inspiration from the anatomy of birds to design a multifunctional robotic leg that enables RAVEN, the authors’ uncrewed aerial ...