In ancient Greek mythology, Icarus' wax wings melted when he dared to fly too close to the sun. Now, researchers have made artificial wings that are actually powered by the sun. The tiny wings ...

A new nature-inspired flying robot can flap its wings even more efficiently than an insect, using a unique electrostatic “zipping” mechanism.

While military uses would be self-explanatory, the professor said: "Flapping wings have less potential to harm people, plants and property than a quad-rotor.

A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots has been developed, using a new method of electromechanical zipping that does away with the need for conventional motors and gears.

Can the flapping of an itty-bitty butterfly's wings really cause a hurricane? The answer, it turns out, is no. But it's complicated.

Dino-bird had wings made for flapping, not just gliding Fossil analysis suggests Archaeopteryx was capable of bursts of flight, like today’s pheasants ...

An international team of scientists has turned to swifts for inspiration to produce a bird-inspired drone with flapping wings that can hover, dart, glide and dive, all while weighing the same as ...

New research demonstrates advanced flapping-wing aircraft with collision-sensing, energy-harvesting wings that enable sustained flight and environmental monitoring, overcoming key barriers towards ...

Swatting a mosquito is a frustrating task as it buzzes away, its wings carrying it faster than seems physically possible. Amidst the vast animal kingdom, insects have evolved and maintained flight ...

A new study into the flight characteristics of condors — the largest soaring birds on Earth — finds that they rarely flap their wings once … ...

That question is answered in the new animated series “Dragons: Riders of Berk,” which is being produced by DreamWorks Animation for Cartoon Network.