Princeton engineers found a way to help airplanes avoid stall with lightweight plastic flaps that flutter with pressure ...

They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical ...

The flaps mimick a class of feathers that are key to birds' most daring aerial ... New Mechanism Uncovered for the Reduction of Emu Wings Oct. 4, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered a fascinating ...

The technology echoes bird biology, specifically covert wing feathers that birds use when landing or facing turbulent winds.

Modern airplanes are inspired by birds but Princeton researchers find one aspect, we have not used so far and it could help ...

If you ever sit in an airplane row overlooking a wing, then you probably notice multiple flaps along its edges that adjust ...

White Pelicans. Photo by Karen Lebing. Over 170 bird species were spotted during the recent main session of the 26th annual ...

Ancient birds shaped cicada wing evolution, leading to faster, stronger wings for survival. This reveals insights into ...

A team of paleobiologists and zoologists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Linyi University and Wageningen University has ...