The shape of the ancient bird’s wing bones suggests it was capable of short bursts of active, flapping flight, similar to how modern birds like pheasants and quails fly to escape predators ...

It is significantly smaller than most unmanned autonomous vehicles and has flapping wings resembling a bird’s. As a result, Chinese scientists see numerous applications, from research to ...

Based on the aerobatic maneuvers of the swift, an international research team created a "flapping wing" aircraft—known ... efficiently up to a perch like a bird." "Currently multirotor drones ...

A new study sheds light on just how efficiently the world's largest soaring bird rides air currents to stay aloft for hours without flapping its wings. The Andean condor has a wingspan stretching ...