Scientists have identified the largest flying bird ever found—an ungainly glider with a wingspan of 21 feet or more that likely soared above ancient seas 25 million years ago.

Now the first extreme close-up of birds flying in a V formation is providing some answers. Scientists have found that birds position themselves and time their wing beats so perfectly that ...

Inventively shot on an iPhone, 'High Flying Bird,' Netflix's new film from Steven Soderbergh and 'Moonlight' co-writer Tarell Alvin McCraney, is a smart little inside-basketball feature.

Was this the biggest bird ever to grace the skies? With a wingspan of about 6.4 metres, Pelagornis sandersi was nearly twice the width of a wandering albatross, the living bird with the greatest ...

An autonomous flying robot can float in place like a bird, using its throttle just 0.25 per cent of the time – which could make it useful for surveying a single spot for an extended period of time.

Steven Soderbergh on the High-Speed Production of High Flying BirdIt was shot using an iPhone — just one of several affordable, fast-turnaround pieces of equipment that helped him get the film ...

Steven Soderbergh’s electrifying new film “High Flying Bird,” which debuted Friday on Netflix, tells the story of a fictional N.B.A. lockout set in the Instagram Age, in which longstanding ...

What determines how big a flying bird can be? The answer, in part, is the time it takes for the creatures to replace their feathers, researchers have found. The study, published Tuesday in the ...

The vane on the leading edge — or “forward,” in the direction of a bird’s flight — is narrower and the fibers are generally ...

Birds use the powerful explosive force generated by their legs to leap into the air and start flying, but building a robot that can withstand the strong acceleration and forces involved in doing ...

Meet the peregrine falcon, the world’s fastest-flying bird By Gary Clark , Correspondent Dec 14, 2018 A peregrine falcon can reach a cruising speed of 60 mph.

Despite high-profile incidents, commercial aviation remains incredibly safe. Bird strikes, while increasing, rarely result in significant flight disruptions. Weather is a constant factor in ...