Recent research delving into the intricate world of bird feathers has uncovered a fascinating discovery: a distinct set of feather rules governing flight capabilities. This breakthrough sheds light on ...

Birds can fly—at least, most of them can. Flightless birds like penguins and ostriches have evolved lifestyles that don't require flight. However, there's a lot that scientists don't know about how ...

Archaeopteryx had a wing that was different from that of modern birds, and, as seen here, might have been a glider more than a powered flyer. Art by Carl Buell, courtesy of Nicholas Longrich How did ...

SapceShipTwo glides to a landing at the Mojave Air and Space Port May 1 after testing its feather system. Credit: Virgin Galactic WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic said May 1 it successfully tested the ...

What determines how big a flying bird can be? The answer, in part, is the time it takes for the creatures to replace their feathers, researchers have found. The study, published Tuesday in the journal ...

After establishing a stable glide, test pilot Pete Siebold raised the twin booms that make up the tail of SS2 into the feather position. On an actual suborbital space flight, this would be done while ...

Scientists say that the flight feathers of birds, including the flight feathers of the Temminck's Lark pictured above, provide clues into the abilities of the dinosaurs.Credit: Yosef Kiat Heaps of ...

WASHINGTON – WASHINGTON -- Recent fossil discoveries that showed feathers on some of the early flying animals, like the Archaeopteryx, created a bit of a flap in the archaeological world. And now ...

* Here’s smoking-gun evidence that the feathered fiends who plague our grassy lawns and golf courses are also threatening the lives of airplane passengers departing La Guardia, Kennedy and Newark ...