Meet the bird that can fly over 13 000 kms without stopping

In 2022, a young godwit code-named “B6” that hatched in western Alaska set the record for longest known sustained avian ...
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Engineer Studying Bird Flight Awarded Packard Fellowship

Christina Harvey uses wind tunnels at the UC Davis College of Engineering to study bird flight. Harvey is the recipient of a 2023 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering. (UC Davis photo) ...
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Which bird can sustain backward flight?

Hummingbirds are the only birds capable of sustained backward flight, a skill made possible by their extraordinary wing ...
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How Birds Evolved to Fly (feat. Slow-Mo Baby Birds)

Slow-motion footage of baby birds helps scientists uncover how their ancestors took to the skies. Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to ...