Who hasn't dreamed of flying like a bird? But do birds actually enjoy flying as much as we imagine? A new study by researchers at Utrecht University shows that galahs, Australian cockatoos, almost ...

So you might be tempted to think that they use up comparable amounts of energy. You’d be very wrong. The swan spends around 99% of its flight time flapping its wings. The condor, just 0.1%. And ...

A bird takes off lightly from a power line. Witnessing such a moment is a common occurrence in daily life. It is natural for ...

This past weekend, more than 1,000 birds were killed flying into buildings in Chicago and Evanston, advocates for bird safety ...

Scientists have known for years that birds like geese and ibises gain an aerodynamic advantage from flying in a "V" formation. Now, researchers from Brown University have provided new insights into ...

Birds hit windows because they can’t tell if the glass is a solid object. Shiny skyscrapers in particular pose a significant risk to migrating flocks. But there are easy solutions that can prevent ...

For many of us, the sound of a bird crashing into a nearby window might be an unfortunately common occurrence. As unpleasant as it is to think about, hundreds of millions of birds die annually due to ...

Every autumn, billions of birds leave their breeding areas when the temperature drops and food gets scarce to spend the winter in more favorable climes, returning the following spring when warm ...

On a New Mexico college campus, there’s a large field that many birds fly over. Lately, some of those birds have been dead. Mostafa Hassanalian, an engineering professor at the New Mexico Institute of ...