The bird lived 25 to 28 million years ago and boasted the largest-known avian wingspan in history, about 6.1 to 7.4 meters. That approaches the wingspans of ultralight airplanes and hang glider ...

In a rectangular room draped in camouflage netting, four Harris’s hawks took turns flying back and forth between grass-covered perches while scientists recorded their every biomechanical flutter ...

“Even though we have flying airplanes, it’s not the same.” Reichert’s ornithopter flight, which lasted 19.3 seconds and covered 145 metres, is the first entirely powered by a human being.

Birds tend to release their droppings right before or during takeoff. On flights that last longer than a few minutes, they can and do release while flying.

Bird migration off to flying start at Vaseux Lake By Robyn Crawford Global News Posted September 25, 2016 7:38 pm Updated September 27, 2016 3:22 pm ...

Technology Flying robot leaps upwards and then takes to the air like a bird A bird-inspired robot called RAVEN can walk, hop and jump into flight, an ability that could help people develop fixed ...