John Bird, Ph.D., and Afroza Shirin, Ph.D., stand with a model aircraft used in their research on soaring. With a new grant from DARPA, the two are using insights from bird flight to develop uncrewed ...

Millions of birds will migrate over Washington state's night sky, with peak activity expected in late September.

Hawaiian Electric is conducting studies of bird flight paths on Maui to reduce the impact of strikes on company-owned utilities lines. Newell’s shearwater is among the threatened species under study.

New radar maps from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology show real-time nocturnal bird migration across the United States.

The breakthrough lies in RoboFalcon2.0’s reconfigurable wing system. By combining mechanical decouplers with a lightweight frame, the robot can flap, sweep, and fold its wings in a coordinated rhythm ...

Hundreds of millions of birds are taking to the skies each night, southward-bound in search of warmer weather - so many that ...

Recent research delving into the intricate world of bird feathers has uncovered a fascinating discovery: a distinct set of feather rules governing flight capabilities. This breakthrough sheds light on ...

A new study looked at the social influences on pigeon flight routes. Comparing the flight patterns of pairs of pigeons to a computer model, the researcher found that flight paths are improved as ...

An American Airlines flight bound for San Francisco had to divert back to an airport in Philadelphia after it struck a flock ...