When birds or insects fly, they displace air with their wings – that is how it works. Maybe sometime at night you have disturbed an owl and heard the flap of its large wings. This sound is a frequency ...

Phantom crane flies change the angle of their splayed legs to increase or reduce drag, helping them navigate varying winds.

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

I was sitting outside in the early evening, just as the sky turned dark royal blue but still with some contrast and visibility. This was a magic and serene moment, even with the constant loud rasping ...

Some species of spider can grab prey out of the air at night apparently without seeing it, and now we know how. An analysis of one such spider shows it uses its legs to pick up the sound of flying ...