Birds have long been nature’s masters of flight. Their ability to glide, dive, and twist through the air with ease has ...

Photos shared to social media claim to depict a swarm of starlings flying through the air often, incredibly, in the shape of a bird. One such photograph, for example, was shared o ...

Birds flying in a V-formation is more than just a stunning sight—it’s a strategic way to save energy. Scientists have found ...

Just as a sinuous impression appears when a snake slides across sand, he imagined, so must a pattern form in the wake of a flying bird. But of course birds in flight leave no trace—at least none ...

Flying animals ranging from bugs to bats use a common mechanism to maintain control in turns a discovery that reveals hidden advantages of flapping-wing flight. Having gotten its fill of nectar, a ...

Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

For the past 25 years, Professor of Engineering and Biology Sharon Swartz and Professor of Engineering Kenneth Breuer ’82 P’14 P’16 have been fascinated by animal flight. The two professors have ...

A new exhibit is coming to Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury on Merchants Row next week. “Flight Patterns,” a group exhibition featuring Susan Raber Bray, Ellen Granter, Holly Harrison, Liz ...