For the many wondrous things humans can do, we can't fly on our own. But if we could, how big would our wings be?Of course, ...

Police are investigating after a red-tailed hawk was found in Paxton, Massachusetts, with the feathers of its wings and tail ...

But a bird wing is vastly more sophisticated than anything composed of sheet metal and rivets. From a central feather shaft extends a series of slender barbs, each sprouting smaller barbules ...

However, there's a lot that scientists don't know about how the wings and feathers of flightless birds differ from their ...

Researchers attached covert feather-inspired flaps to a 3D-printed model airplane wing and mounted it in a wind tunnel to explore the role of covert feathers in bird flight. By precisely measuring ...

A wildlife rehabilitator caring for the injured raptor said it could take two or more years for the feathers to return and give flight.