Elliot Coues describes the peculiar movements made by the bones of the wing of the bird in flexion and extension. It may interest some of your readers to know that those movements were minutely ...

Bird-inspired flaps improve airplane lift by 45% Airplane wings with bird-like flaps reduce drag by 31% Bird-inspired design prevents stalls, improves stability ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and ...

One of the passengers on the ill-fated plane that crashed Sunday morning sent a text message about the aircraft “not being able to land because of a bird on a wing,” in one of the last known ...

One of the passengers on the ill-fated plane that crashed Sunday morning sent a text message about the aircraft “not being able to land because of a bird on a wing,” in one of the last known texts ...

As migratory birds wing their way south, some of them leave cases of bird flu in their wake, especially in British Columbia, where producers, industry groups and governments are trying to keep the ...

News1 Agency reported a passenger sent a text message to a relative saying a bird was stuck in the wing. Their heartbreaking final message read: 'Should I say my last words?' Authorities have ...

Improved the efficiency of flight in flying objects by replicating the quick wing movements observed in birds. Applied the principles of mechanics to model and simulate the quick return mechanism ...

The study of neural mechanisms underlying sexual behavior and vocal communication in birds has gained significant attention in recent years. Researchers are particularly interested in how these ...

Birds utilise shed snake skins in their nests to deter predators, like small mammals, from attacking their young. A study by Cornell University reveals cavity-nesting birds are much more likely to ...

At 9 a.m., just before the crash, his family member wrote via KakaoTalk: "A bird struck the wing and we can’t land." When the man asked how long this had been happening, the family member ...