Photos shared to social media claim to depict a swarm of starlings flying through the air often, incredibly, in the shape of a bird. One such photograph, for example, was shared o ...

The shapes we see in starling murmurations are an example of “emergent behaviour” ... from relatively simple underlying rules’ ...

A breathtaking natural spectacle in Italy on February 23: a flock of starlings was preparing for migration. The murmuration created dazzling patterns in the sky. Donald Trump Approval Ratings ...

Starlings form the incredible patterns seen in a murmuration by following simple rules of movement in relation to each other. When in flight, each starling matches their movements to the birds ...

Just as a sinuous impression appears when a snake slides across sand, he imagined, so must a pattern form in the ... “In winter the starlings gather in large groups,” says Bou, who took ...

Few of nature’s spectacles are guaranteed to turn heads quite like a starling murmuration. Some are more special than others: a series of displays on Anglesey were so spectacular, they drew people ...