Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...

Our airplanes use vertical stabilizers, why? And the masters of the air (birds) don't. Birds are very efficient compared to ...

Birds fly in a V formation to save energy. The bird in front creates lift for those behind. This teamwork makes long flights easier. Scientists studied ibises using tracking devices. They observed ...

“How do you make a hinge? Look at a fruit fly.” Princeton’s Bio-Inspired Adaptive Morphology (BAM) Laboratory, headed by Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Science and Engineering Department Aimy ...

When it comes to what birds have and what humans don’t, your mind might first land on the ability to fly. However, birds are also pretty good at navigating from the air… assuming, that is, they know ...

The researchers suggest that the difference between the long-haulers and those who landed might be in their feathers; the ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn -- Passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Minneapolis to Madison, Wis., were ready for takeoff until a pair of uninvited, freeloader pigeons turned the main cabin ...

The author is undergoing training in a 1943 Boeing-Stearman, finding it simple in the air but exceptionally challenging on the ground due to poor visibility, high drag, and twitchy landing gear. The ...