A single universal equation can closely approximate the frequency of wingbeats and fin strokes made by birds, insects, bats and whales, despite their different body sizes and wing shapes, researchers ...

Scientists have known for years that birds like geese and ibises gain an aerodynamic advantage from flying in a "V" formation ...

Researchers have developed a new kind of robot that flies through the air, swims through the water, and transitions between the two realms.

Jewel-toned wings gleam in the sun as this bauble of a bug flits from flower to flower. Fast and furious wingbeats, as many as seventy per second, produce an audible hum as it hovers, sipping nectar.