Mar 14, 2018 by News Staff

Archaeopteryx is an iconic fossil species with feathered wings from the Late Jurassic of Germany. The question of whether this dino-bird was an elaborately...

Dec 10, 2014 by News Staff

According to a new study carried out by ornithologists at the University of British Columbia, Canada, hummingbirds are surprisingly sensitive to movements...

Jan 16, 2014 by News Staff

The new research reported in the journal Nature shows for the first time that birds precisely time when they flap their wings and position themselves in...

May 2, 2013 by News Staff

A tiny bird fossil, named Eocypselus rowei, offers clues to the precursors of hummingbird and swift wings. Specimen of Eocypselus rowei (Daniel T. Ksepka...

Apr 16, 2012 by News Staff

A team of researchers has found that bats take advantage of their flexibility by folding in their wings on the upstroke to save inertial energy. Efficiencies...