Some preferred the centre, and others the edges. But on the whole, the birds swapped around a lot and the flock had no constant leader. But flying in a V isn’t just about staying in the right place.

Andrew Bertuleit Photography/Corbis. Friendly skies are a real thing, at least for one migrating flock of northern bald ibises recently studied by scientists examining the birds’ in-flight behavior.

Try as they might, even the most advanced roboticists on Earth struggle to recreate the effortless elegance and efficiency with which birds fly through the air. The "PigeonBot" from Stanford ...

The more energy the birds use while flying, the more carbon 13 they expel, in the form of carbon dioxide. Less then remains in their bodies and breath when they are removed from the wind tunnel.

Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College in London have solved a centuries-old puzzle: why do some birds fly in a formation resembling the Latin letter V. Using modern technology, they confirmed ...