Despite high-profile incidents, commercial aviation remains incredibly safe. Bird strikes, while increasing, rarely result in significant flight disruptions. Weather is a constant factor in aviation, ...

According to bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, much about bird flying is dependent on the species, season, and what else the bird is doing. Songbirds that feed on insects vary in the elevation ...

A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different ...