Winged drones that fly in close proximity to obstacles or that are capable of aerial and terrestrial locomotion can benefit from protective systems that prevent damage to delicate aerial structures.

Insect wings represent a pivotal evolutionary innovation that has underpinned the remarkable radiation of the Insecta. This field, at the intersection of evolution and developmental biology (evo ...

Current event articles on insects and butterflies. Read about insect bites, butterfly migration, caterpillar growth, which insects are beneficial and how to deal with pests.

Crown decorated with jewel beetle wings, Gyeongju, South Korea. GYEONGJU, SOUTH KOREA—Five years ago, South Korean archaeologists unearthed an elaborate 1,400-year-old grave at the site of ...

AirshowStuffVideos. Wing Folding Action! F4U Corsair in Flight and on Display. Posted: June 11, 2025 | Last updated: June 15, 2025. The legendary F4U Corsair took to the skies at the TBM Avenger ...

From my house I have seen many large flying insects. This is good news for the local swifts I first spotted returning from Africa on May 1, six days earlier than my first "house" sighting of 2024.

This work introduces the design and controlled hovering-flight test of an insect-like tailless flapping-wing micro air vehicle (FW-MAV). A lightweight flapping mechanism was developed using a ...

Wild Things columnist Eric Brown is buzzing with enthusiasm about the varied insects to be found during a ... I've even seen one catching an insect and passing it to another swift on the wing.

So despite having been extinct for 66 million years, the pterosaurs have huge potential as the inspiration for aircraft design. Sometimes looking back can be the best way to look forward.

Noor Bin Ladin, a right-wing influencer, stridently declares “I don’t want to eat the bugs” on a talk show hosted by a former adviser to US President Donald Trump. Laurent Duplomb, a senator ...