A dinosaur cousin of the velociraptor may have glided through ancient forests on four wings to hunt early birds, scientists ...

A fossil found in what’s now northwestern China belonged to a microraptor, a gliding dinosaur that hunted ancient birds.

Modern birds capable of flight all have a specialized wing structure called the propatagium without which they could not fly. The evolutionary origin of this structure has remained a mystery, but new ...

Hunters can donate one fully-feathered wing from each upland game bird they harvest in a variety of ways. With archery season and many upland game bird seasons upon us, the Idaho Department of Fish ...

Engineers found a way to help airplanes avoid stall with lightweight plastic flaps that flutter with pressure changes. The flaps mimick a class of feathers that are key to birds' most daring aerial ...

Many people enjoy watching birds, though if you grow grapes, you may not appreciate their company. There are several steps you can take to encourage birds to visit and make your yard their home. Most ...

Designers embrace the bird-wing motif for its freedom and dynamism. By Melanie Abrams Reporting from London When the American actress Meghann Fahy, at an awards event in January, wore a pair of ...

The post The Birds with Built-in Weapons in Their Wings appeared first on A-Z Animals. Horned screamers, the official bird of the Department of Arauca and the Municipality of Arauca in Colombia, could ...