Their wings are slightly pointed, and just large enough to fit their active lifestyles. Birds that spend a lot of time soaring over land have long and wide wings. Vultures, eagles and red-tailed ...

Airplane wings are modeled after bird wings. The bones and muscles of ... a special ridge of bone that runs down the center of the wide sternum, or breastbone. The tail feathers are used for ...

Research suggests that free-moving panels on aircraft wings can improve stability, reduce turbulence, and add fuel efficiency ...

Have you ever wondered why birds puff out their necks when they’re scared or threatened? What about other methods birds use ...

Most birds produce substantial upward force ... a millimeter-length muscle movement is enough to drive their wings across a wide arc. Hummingbirds often brave downpours to gather the nectar ...

Hummingbirds have a ball and socket joint in their wings that allows them to move their wings in a figure-8 pattern ...

Birds have feathers and a beak and lay hard-shelled eggs. Many birds are able to fly using their wings, but others such as ostriches are flightless and unable to fly. Some birds like penguins ...

These small feathers on top of birds’ wings lay flat during normal flight but flare up in turbulence during landing. By attaching flexible plastic strips – “covert flaps” – to the top of ...