yet no manufactured device matches the graceful movements and mechanics of bird wings. It’s easy to marvel at the magic of a bird in flight, but understanding how it all works makes the process ...

Bird populations declining signal urgent need for biodiversity protection; conservation and global cooperation can help.

Plein air painting and a photography contest in a southern Indiana national wildlife refuge will be among the featured events ...

A sighting of a ruby-throated hummingbird was reported Wednesday, April 16, at a Cortlandt Manor bird feeder in northern ...

Examples of such materials include camouflage skins, bird wings that can adapt its aerodynamics on the fly, plant-like structures that self-diagnose, or skins that sense touch and provide thermal ...

Famous for their bright metallic feathers, fast-fluttering wings and long beaks, a unique species of bird will soon arrive in ...

The smallest is the two-inch-long bee hummingbird. Everything about the anatomy of a bird reflects its ability to fly. The wings, for example, are shaped to create lift. The leading edge is ...

The Sinharaja rainforest’s ‘Mixed Species Feeding Bird Flocks’ is a unique spectacle that can also be promoted as a tourist attraction, a leading zoologist said recently. Addressing a gathering of ...