Why do geese and other birds fly in a V-shaped formation? This article explains the fascinating science behind one of nature's most efficient flying strategies, revealing how teamwork, aerodynamics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...

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 study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

These coordinated movements of a flock of starlings follow no plan or leader. Scientists used to think the animals must ...

A bird has flown non-stop, apparently, from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania. And now this young bar-tailed godwit — a member of the sandpiper family — appears to have set a non-stop ...

For many of us, the sound of a bird crashing into a nearby window might be an unfortunately common occurrence. As unpleasant as it is to think about, hundreds of millions of birds die annually due to ...

The bioinspired device, which weighs roughly half a pound and measures around three feet wide, was also modeled after aquatic ...

At Caldwell Zoo, the bird team meticulously incubates and raises hatchlings like northern pintail duck chicks, ensuring they ...