Taking inspiration from bird feathers, Princeton engineers have found that adding rows of flaps to a remote-controlled aircraft's wings improves flight performance and helps prevent stalling, a ...

The feathers suggest that early birds had four wings, which may have played a role in the evolution of flight, scientists report in a study published Thursday, March 14, in the journal Science.

Modern birds capable of flight all have a specialized wing structure called the propatagium without which they could not fly. The evolutionary origin of this structure has remained a mystery, but ...

New signage, vegetation and lighting are greeting birds and visitors alike at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's renovated Wings of the World… Look Inside The Zoo's Renovated, 'More Amorous ...

Two tiny bird wings were encased in amber. They were 99 million years old, but they looked as though they could take flight any minute: delicate bones were arched in the middle of the wings and ...

Archaeopteryx fossils suggest the dino-birds were capable of flapping their wings in flight. ... Scientists 3-D printed a tiny elephant inside a cell By Emily Conover July 8, 2025.

Aside from the weapon wings, Longrich and colleagues are most curious about the ultimate fate of the prehistoric birds. Fossils indicate Xenicibis lived at least as recently as 12,000 years ago.

Human Bird Wings is an independent project initiated from the personal ambition and vision of Dutch engineer Jarno Smeets. "Ever since I was a little boy I have been inspired by pioneers like ...

Bird wings and legs evolve independently, while bat wing and leg proportions are integrated. Credit: Nature Ecology & Evolution (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02572-9 ...

In a study published March 25 Current Biology, a team from the University of Tokyo describes how this small bird appears to use this wing to say “after you” to indicate that the other bird.

How dinosaur arms turned into bird wings Date: September 30, 2014 Source: PLOS Summary: Although we now appreciate that birds evolved from a branch of the dinosaur family tree, a crucial ...

This part of the feather has turned translucent with age. Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM/ R.C. McKellar) Well-preserved ancient bird bone in amber. Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM/ R.C. McKellar ...