Slow-motion footage of baby birds helps scientists uncover how their ancestors took to the skies. Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to ...

Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of ...

According to bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, much about bird flying is dependent on the species, season, and what else the bird is doing. Songbirds that feed on insects vary in the elevation ...

How did the ostrich cross the ocean? It may sound like a joke, but scientists have long been puzzled by how the family of ...

Research finds that the ancient ostriches developed their flightlessness that we find in modern birds due to the absence of predators.

A pigeon-inspired robot has solved the mystery of how birds fly without the vertical tail fins that human-designed aircraft rely on. Its makers say the prototype could eventually lead to passenger ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a new study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

Researchers are gathering new insights that improve migration science and may help make offshore wind energy more friendly to ...

Ostriches, emus, rheas, and other giant flightless birds now inhabit six continents separated by oceans. Their global distribution has puzzled scientists for decades, as these massive ...

Climate change is disrupting bird migration, leaving birds without proper habitats, food and putting them at risk of extreme ...

Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to discover exactly how birds took to the skies, and today, a new perspective has emerged by ...

Scientists discovered that ostrich ancestors could fly across oceans. Later, they lost flight and adapted on land.