Among the roughly 10,000 known bird species on Earth, only one family can sustain true backward flight. Hummingbirds achieve ...

“Our study enhances our understanding of birds’ flight mechanisms and provides theoretical guidance for developing efficient bio-inspired flapping-wing aerial vehicles.” said Yishi Shen. Authors of ...

For centuries, scientists have observed that animals in warmer climates have longer limbs—a pattern known as Allen's Rule. Long attributed to the need to maintain body temperature, the precise ...

Flight is truly remarkable, no matter which way you look at it. And while it seems easy enough for the tiniest insects to take to the air, nature has also created its fair share of large, winged ...

An unassuming metal barn erected recently at the southern edge of the University of California, Davis campus houses some advanced video technology for a uniquely UC Davis project. Leveraging UC Davis’ ...