Photos shared to social media claim to depict a swarm of starlings flying through the air often, incredibly, in the shape of ...

Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been ...

The theory that birds fly in a V-formation to save energy is not new. But this is the first time scientists have recorded data from birds flying in the wild, thanks to new technology. British ...

"On a big night in the spring, you're talking 450 to 500 million birds flying under cover of darkness." For the most part, birds aren't at the Northeast yet, as it's the very beginning of our ...

Birds are often associated with flight, but not all of them take to the skies. Around 60 species — fewer than 1% of all bird ...

Whether taking off, sustaining flight, or landing, birds must overcome the tremendous energy demands of flying. Methods for meeting those energy demands are almost as diverse as the variety of ...

Radar tracking allows you to follow along to see what birds are flying overhead as the birds move to their summer feeding grounds. "The movements are massive," said Andrew Farnsworth, a migration ...

Birds do migrate to Northern Ireland! Thousands of geese, ducks and swans fly here every winter looking for food and some slightly warmer weather. They often fly in what we call a V formation.

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple ... pathway (the Shh pathway) in their formation. This research provides new insights into ...