Of all the marvels of the natural world, few are as astonishing as the common swift (Apus apus). These small birds spend ...

A remarkable bird spends up to 10 months airborne, eating, sleeping, and even resting mid-flight, pushing biological limits ...

Christina Harvey uses wind tunnels at the UC Davis College of Engineering to study bird flight. Harvey is the recipient of a 2023 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering. (UC Davis photo) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...

How fitting that our nation's founders used the flight feathers of geese to sign the Declaration of Independence 248 years ago on July 4. Bird flight has long symbolized the freedom to chart one's way ...

A meteorologist aboard an American Airlines flight bound for Florida said her flight was diverted to Maryland after it struck a bird while taking off. According to information posted on airline ...

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 ...

Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometers to reach Africa—and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track the ...

Birds can fly—at least, most of them can. Flightless birds like penguins and ostriches have evolved lifestyles that don't require flight. However, there's a lot that scientists don't know about how ...