A former airline pilot discusses the Tom Hanks movie Sully, which depicts the true story of an emergency plane landing in the ...

Argentavis magnificens was so massive it should’ve stayed grounded. Yet, this giant prehistoric bird still ruled the skies of ...

Explore the world’s fastest birds of prey, from falcons to eagles, and learn how extreme speed and high-velocity make them ...

NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft lander is designed for flight on Saturn's moon Titan. See a "half-scale Dragonfly lander model" ...

Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometres to reach Africa – and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track ...

French investigators believe inadequate maintenance checks on an Air France Airbus A350-900’s radome led to its collapsing during a turnback to Osaka. The inquiry found that a bird-strike a month ...

Abstract: Hybrid flight of flapping-wing flying robots (FWFRs) is one of the advantages of flapping-wing mechanisms for thrust and lift generation of aerial platforms. Hybrid flight refers to the ...

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Abstract: Sound event classification has the potential to advance our understanding of bird migration. Although it is long known that migratory species have a vocal signature of their own, previous ...

Fun for the birds: The 22nd annual Festival of Birds runs Jan. 15-19. Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve hosts the yearly event. Activities include guided field trips, workshops, kayak ...

A Delta flight out of Los Angeles was forced to return to the airport on Wednesday after a bird strike shortly after takeoff. The pilot landed the plane safely and no injuries were reported among the ...

A bird strike damaged the engine of a Delta flight during takeoff with 99 passengers on board. The pilot immediately declared an emergency and safely returned to Los Angeles International Airport.