Birds have inspired human flight for centuries, but Shabnam Raayai thinks they can also offer lessons in reducing energy consumption. A fellow at the Rowland Institute at Harvard, Raayai works to ...

How does an aircraft weighing tens of thousands of pounds lift off the runway and remain stable while climbing, turning or descending through turbulent air? The answer lies in physics — in the ...

Sandra Miarecki went from Air Force pilot to neutrino physicist. In a previous career, Sandra Miarecki flew high above the Earth’s surface. During a 20-year career in the US Air Force that included ...

At Electra, we’re pioneering sustainable aviation by developing hybrid-electric Ultra Short Takeoff and Landing aircraft designed to transform regional air mobility, by making air travel more ...

Different insects flap their wings in different manners. Understanding the variations between these modes of flight may help scientists design better and more efficient flying robots in the future.

More than a century after the first controlled sustained flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft, aviation remains a noisy and heavily polluting business. With altitude effects exacerbating the ...

A playful RC aviation moment where flight looks like it defies physics, but every movement is still governed by real ...

Move over "Angry Birds." Bill Nye "The Science Guy" is working on his own physics game starring our airborne avian friends. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...