Birds flying inspire awe — but how much do you know about flight? Learn which bird flies highest, which flying bird is heaviest, and more.

Trackers no bigger than a breath mint are telling us where birds are really going.

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

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 ...

An estimated 2.4 million birds flew across North Carolina Tuesday night.

Who hasn't dreamed of flying like a bird? But do birds actually enjoy flying as much as we imagine? A new study by researchers at Utrecht University shows that galahs, Australian cockatoos, almost ...

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 ...

More than 14 million birds are expected to fly south over Michigan Tuesday night, Sept. 15, amid fall migration.

How do birds of prey fly? They have special adaptations that allow them to take off quickly, fly fast and soar for hours. What would it take for us to fly like that? Science Trek is available to ...

For many of us, the sound of a bird crashing into a nearby window might be an unfortunately common occurrence. As unpleasant as it is to think about, hundreds of millions of birds die annually due to ...

That red bird isn’t picking a fight with you.