As public confidence in aviation safety drops, the pressure is on pilots to reassure nervous passengers. But although pilots say flying is still safe, some have concerns about a system under pressure.

“People tend to have an unconscious bias towards male birds, and that’s often because they’re brighter and easier to identify ...

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Holding the record for the largest wingspan of any living bird, the wandering albatross is a master of oceanic flight. It can travel thousands of kilometres using wind currents, barely needing to ...

Some bird species have developed the astonishing ability to sleep while flying. They do that by resting one half of their brain while keeping the other half alert to navigate and avoid obstacles.

Photographs authentically show a group of starlings flying together in the shape of a giant bird. Rating: True (About this rating?) Photos shared to social media claim to depict a swarm of starlings ...

The great egret, a majestic yet stressed bird, strides through the city streets with an air of desperation. Its snow-white feathers, typically a vision of elegance, now appear dull and ruffled ...

A new report on the state of birds in the United States has an urgent warning: bird populations across nearly every habitat are declining, with about one-third of U.S. bird species in critical ...

As climate change shifts migratory patterns and bird populations grow, the problem posed by birds for airlines, pilots and passengers is becoming more visible. On 30 December 2024, 179 passengers ...

Anxiety about flying is common during the best of times: Research suggests up to 40% of people worldwide have some degree of aerophobia. Add a string of recent plane crashes and other horrifying ...

The insult “bird brain” should probably be retired. Eurasian jays can pass the marshmallow test, some species have ”culture”, and even extinct avians like the dodo were probably smarter ...