I HAVE on frequent occasions (in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean) carefully observed with a field-glass (× 8) the supposed “flight” of flying-fish, and have always concluded that ...

To escape predators beneath the waves, a flying fish can shoot out of the water and glide long distances because its paired pectoral and pelvic fins, longer and more rigid than those of other fish, ...

A pigeon-inspired robot has solved the mystery of how birds fly without the vertical tail fins that human-designed aircraft rely on. Its makers say the prototype could eventually lead to passenger ...