The benefit of canards is improved maneuverability and stability, especially at high angles of attack. But canards lead to higher observability—and hence less stealth.

In his home office in Durham, Duke neuroscientist Richard Mooney shows a series of images of a bird's brain on song. In one, ...

From frigatebirds and gulls to curlews and cormorants, researchers are tapping the ”Internet of Animals” to map, understand, and protect our changing world.

Bird flu cases are rising rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. A new study traces how the disease spread over the last ...

Discover why three hours of instrument training is crucial for VFR pilots, going beyond just regulatory requirements.

I always dreamt of flying from the time I was a young kid. Indeed, my first hospital visit was the direct result of a ...

With outbreaks of bird flu on farms, Human Health and Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has a suggestion to fight the flu: ...

Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, has an unorthodox idea for tackling the bird flu bedeviling U.S. poultry farms ...

The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an ...

The pilot who was manning a small plane that made an emergency landing at Van Nuys Airport on Saturday evening is recounting ...

Origami cranes are also an international symbol for peace, hope and healing. In 2011, when a powerful earthquake hit Japan, ...

raising concerns a subtype like bird flu could be transmitted. “Mammal-to-mammal transmission has been observed in the form of cats ingesting raw milk on dairy farms and subsequently being ...