Dry maple seeds on their branch. Their wings allow the seeds to spin and glide on the wind, carrying them away from their parent tree. Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers ...

The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster than any bird, yet no manufactured device matches the graceful movements and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Very few birds in the world have been known to attack ...