Birds are feathered beauties, with some having tail feathers that make them look stunningly beautiful. Species such as the ...

Have you ever wondered why an airplane has a vertical tailfin? The plane needs it to stabilize its flight. Since flying ...

A feathered dinosaur with a parrot-like beak is helping ... such as the torso – and bird-like skin with feathers in other areas – such as the tail. Professor Maria McNamara, of UCC’s School ...

His real tail is rather stumpy and hidden beneath and behind coverts. Coverts are feathers that emerge from above or below the base of the tail. Tail feathers grow from the bird’s tail or structures ...

This video shows how the feathers on the wings and the tail respond reflexively to movement of the robotic bird (which mimics flight).

Researchers developed bioinspired robots with reflexive wings and tails, enabling stable rudderless flight, inspiring ...