The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster than any bird, yet no manufactured device matches the graceful movements and ...

Inspired by nature, a group of researchers from the University of Seville in Spain has developed autonomous bird-like robots that can flap their wings, fly, perch, and more. Their ultimate goal is to ...

Four years ago we told you about the MetaFly, a remote-control flapping-wing flying model insect made by French startup Bionic Bird (which did previously release a model bionic bird). Well, the ...

Swifts practically live in the sky. These birds skip land for nearly a year, doing everything midair, from eating to sleeping ...

Austrian wingsuit pioneer Peter Salzmann achieves a world-first: soaring like a bird by gaining altitude mid-flight using a groundbreaking foil wing.