The German Aerospace Center is developing a 1 million Euro project exploring the use of morphing wings, redefining how we ...

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New research from the University of Bristol suggests that pterosaurs -- the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight -- ...

Even the giant wings of the albatross are not "optimally" shaped for their extraordinary long-distance migrations, according to new University of Bristol research. The study, published in Nature ...

An 18-year-old from Olympia, Washington, has just taken a significant step toward transforming the way we think about aviation. Kevin Shen’s new take on oblique-wing design not only achieves a higher ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Study finds published pterosaur wing reconstructions may miss much of the group's true shape and flight diversity. (CREDIT: Mark P ...