Yet, natural fliers - birds - don't require such systems. Why? A vertical stabilizer, often referred to as the 'tail fin,' is fitted to the aircraft's rear. This, along with the horizontal ...

Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays. Now, it turns out that many species also have body parts that fluoresce ...

Researchers in China found Baminornis zhenghensis, which lived at roughly the same time as the famous Archaeopteryx but looked much more like modern birds due to its short tail Margherita Bassi ...