Birds flying inspire awe — but how much do you know about flight? Learn which bird flies highest, which flying bird is heaviest, and more.

How do birds of prey fly? They have special adaptations that allow them to take off quickly, fly fast and soar for hours. What would it take for us to fly like that? Science Trek is available to ...

From soaring eagles and wheeling kites to hummingbirds that hover and falcons that dive at astonishing speeds, birds have evolved extraordinary ways to master the skies ...

Migratory reflex and navigational skills appear to be written in their genes. Captive birds have been observed getting pretty fidgety and changing their sleep patterns right before their natural ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

When it comes to what birds have and what humans don’t, your mind might first land on the ability to fly. However, birds are also pretty good at navigating from the air… assuming, that is, they know ...

More than 14 million birds are expected to fly south over Michigan Tuesday night, Sept. 15, amid fall migration.

Be sure to turn your lights out at night Thursday night, Sept. 3, as millions of birds will be flying south over Michigan as they head to their winter destinations amid annual fall migration. About ...