In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers compared the feathers and bodies of different species of flightless birds and their closest relatives who can still fly. They were able to ...

When Birds Lose the Ability to Fly, Their Bodies Change Faster Than Their Feathers Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in ...

With new tools and knowledge, biologists can now test fresh ideas about how birds use covert feathers during flight. Meanwhile, engineers continue to find better ways to build aircraft that fly ...

Some of those songs may be from year-round residents of your nearby park or backyard. Others are just stopping in for a day ...

Jace Fox was enthralled. It was his first encounter with a microscope and when he viewed the bird feather magnified, he said, ...

Having the ability to look at the microscopic structures of feathers and identify the group of birds it belongs to is ... But the Army does a lot of helicopter flying. So we’re wondering when ...

Millions of years before modern birds evolved, their dinosaur ancestors were soaring through the air. Scientists are piecing together how these iconic reptiles took to the skies. Fossils reveal that ...