There are over 10,000 species of birds in the world. Some, like the bumblebee hummingbird, are very small. Others, like the ...

Flightless species of birds (such as ostriches, which are the largest living birds) tend to outsize any of the largest birds ...

Todd Gurley at No.4, Can You Guess No.1? Yellowstone to Yosemite: Kevin Costner speculates the reason behind Teddy ...

Some species of birds like geese save energy by flying in close formation. Airliners could use a similar trick to burn less ...

Humans don't have hollow bones like birds do, so how big would our wings have to be to lift us off the ground?

That’s a big part of why I fly vintage aircraft on the side ... Wouldn’t you know it, that wicked old bird sharpened me right up. My landings in the Stinson (and the 737) showed immediate ...

As a person with extreme flight anxiety, the recent news has made me more afraid than ever to get on a plane. I spoke to ...

Every year, as winter arrives, thousands of migratory birds fly south in search of food and water. Many of them find a ...

With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.

Even though the ostrich is a bird, it can’t fly. Ostriches have wings, of course, but they are too small to support their weight. In addition, birds need keel-shaped sternums for flight ...