A flexible tongue, sensitive beak and teethlike cones in the mouth may have helped Archaeopteryx generate enough energy to fly.

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Frigatebirds can remain airborne for days at a time without landing. Here’s how they rest while flying, according to ...

There exists a strange and unnerving phenomenon that one of our news producers experienced this morning, that feels like it could be an omen for... something. He awoke to the sound of banging from ...