Bio-inspired wind sensing using strain sensors on flexible wings could revolutionize robotic flight control strategy. Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a method to detect wind ...

Feeding in mid air: A hovering hummingbird. (Courtesy: Mike Miller, University of Cincinnati News) Researchers in the US have shed new light on the puzzling and complex flight physics of creatures ...

Birds, bats, and bees all use distinct muscles to deploy and retract their wings. Smaller insects, given the less space available, may be different and scientists are still debating if they use indeed ...