You can know a lot of things about birds just by the shape of their wings. A seafaring albatross, stretching out its sail-like airfoils, lives a very different life from a ground-dwelling antpitta ...

The reason is that the wing shape reflects the bird's life style, Jonathan Kennedy elaborates; - Some birds have long projected wings specially evolved to travel long distances.

In a finding that could change the way scientists think about bird evolution, researchers have found that the shape of bird wings is influenced more by how closely related species are to one ...

Bird wings, unlike stiff airplane wings, are flexible and change shape during flight. So, their geometry and wing outline may not tell the whole story of a particular flight style or environment ...

So even when the bird glides or soars, the wing shape helps keep it up in the air. When a bird isn’t flying, it folds its wings neatly and tucks them against its body, out of the way.

With a view to bringing shapeshifting wings for aircraft closer to reality, scientists are launching into the most detailed analysis of bird flight ever conducted.

Captivity can alter the wing shape of birds, reducing their chances of surviving after they are released into the wild ...

Millions of people in the U.S. are bird watchers. But a couple of years ago a satirical conspiracy theory gained popularity because of an absurd claim: That those birds were also watching people ...

Russian sources indicate the emergence of drones resembling birds, complicating detection for Ukrainian forces amid ongoing ...