Rove beetles fold their wings in five swift steps using their abdomen. See how nature inspired future flight tech.

Answer: Both involve lots of folding. In origami, it's with paper, and in ladybugs, it's their delicate wings. Japanese scientists were curious to learn how ladybugs folded their wings inside ...

They find that, to mimic the earwig's wing, an origami-style folding approach won't do. Instead, they have designed and 3D-printed a selection of meta-stable designs that, ...

To quickly unfurl and refold their wings, earwigs stretch the rules of origami. Yes, those garden pests that scurry out from under overturned flowerpots can also fly. Because earwigs spend most of ...

With the help of high-speed cameras, CT scanners and some nail-art supplies, scientists in Japan have managed to catch a glimpse of the elaborate way that ladybugs fold their wings to tuck them away.

You won't believe it but U.S. Navy legendary planes (F-4, F-8 and F-14) could fly with folded wings, asymmetric configurations. To save space aboard the deck of U.S. flattops, aircraft built for ...

The Pokemon Company has released the seventh and final episode of Pokemon Twilight Wings, the Galar-focused anime that was animated by Studio Colorido.

Flights of the future will include AI assistants and wings that can fold like a birds’, according to Delta Air Lines. The airline announced a host of new technologies, with announcements ...

Ladybugs are famous for their spotted wing cases. But researchers in Japan were interested in what was happening under that colorful exterior: How delicate wings were folding origami-like into place.