This spectacular high-speed video shows a dove in flight. Note how its wings flex through its stroke and the way the wings rotate over the course of the downstroke and Keep reading
Tag: bird flight
Evolving Flight
Flapping wings while running may have helped the evolutionary ancestors of birds develop flight. Experiments with modern birds show that flapping wings while running helps even flight-capable birds ascend slopes Keep reading
Human-Powered Ornithopter
A team at the University of Toronto has flown the world’s first human-powered ornithopter, an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings like a bird. The concept dates back all Keep reading