Intrigued by the remarkable ability of birds to remain stable in the face of powerful winds, aerospace engineers in the UK have carried out a study to examine the phenomenon in great detail. By ...

The barn owl’s tail plays an unexpected role in flight by making the bird more aerodynamic, which may have implications for drone design. In aeronautical engineering, anything that provides lift – ...

Just how quiet is a barn owl in flight? The answer, as it turns out: very quiet indeed. Evolution has endowed owls with a suite of superpowers: precision hearing, incredible eyesight, night vision.

A flight out of Portland International Airport was delayed last week when flight crew saw a owl in a plane. KGW reported that a barn owl was in the wheel well of a small PenAir plane. >> Read more ...