Forbes

Meet The Bird That Soars Higher Than Any Other. Hint: It Flies Higher Than Commercial Airplanes

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...
Woodland Daily Democrat

Bird flight research advances drone technology and wild raptor care

An unassuming metal barn erected recently at the southern edge of the UC Davis campus houses some advanced video technology for a uniquely UC Davis project. Leveraging UC Davis’ historic strengths in ...
Forbes

Meet The ‘Transcontinental’ Bird That Can Fly For 80+ Hours Without Taking A Rest. Hint: It Spends Its Summers In Sweden

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Migratory birds are some of nature’s most efficient ...
ucdavis.edu

Hawk Study Shows Potential Lessons of Bird Flight

Graduate students Huanglun Zhu and Kiran Weston set up a 3D printed model of a hawk wing for testing in the UC Davis wind tunnel. Based on motion capture imaging at Oxford University, the wind tunnel ...
Houston Chronicle

Our Declaration of Independence was signed by feathers. How birds represent our freedom 248 years later

How fitting that our nation's founders used the flight feathers of geese to sign the Declaration of Independence 248 years ago on July 4. Bird flight has long symbolized the freedom to chart one's way ...
Axios on MSN

Millions of birds are flying over Washington at night right now

Millions of migratory birds are flying at night over Washington as they make their annual trip this month along the Pacific Flyway to return to their breeding grounds. State of play: Spring migration ...