Deep in the rainforests of Central and South America lives one of the most formidable predators ever to take flight. The ...

A paper published last year in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface described a feather as a masterpiece of engineering, one comprising nine orders of magnitude, from the nanoscale to the meter ...

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

Cassowaries are large, flightless rainforest birds from Australia and New Guinea, who are the third tallest and second ...

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

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Swifts practically live in the sky. These birds skip land for nearly a year, doing everything midair, from eating to sleeping. They travel thousands of miles without ever stopping to perch. Scientists ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of inspiration for humans ...

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Millions of migratory birds are currently flying over Southwest Florida, with peak migration still to come. Weather radar systems are detecting the massive flocks. The peak of the fall migration ...