Birdlike

In millions of years and with a long sequence of small changes, evolution has shaped a particular group of dinosaurs, the theropods, into the birds we watch fly around the planet today. In…

Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards -- and now small mammals. The discovery of a rare fossil reveals the creature was a generalist carnivore in the…

The grasping robot that Stanford engineers developed based on studies of birds. Credit: William Roderick…

Side view of three 3D-printed gull wings that were tested in a wind tunnel to explore whether birds’ complex wing shapes would be beneficial for…

The GRIFFIN project is seeking to create prototypes of highly autonomous, ultra-lightweight robot birds. Credit: GRVC…