But of course birds in flight leave no trace—at least none visible to the naked eye. Bou, now 38, spent the past five years trying to capture the elusive contours drawn by birds in motion ...

She sought to provide readers with the answer to a seemingly simple question: Where do the birds go? That work formed the beginnings of Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering ...

Birds fly from pole to pole across every continent ... a message that the natural world is in danger. Protecting their flight paths could help to preserve ecosystems across the whole planet.

Officials in North Jeolla Province, where Saemangeum is, said “there was no infrastructure that would disturb the flight path of birds,” citing a government environmental agency’s analysis.

A British Airways flight en route from D.C. to London was diverted to Boston on Saturday following reports of a bird strike and smoke in the cabin.

By mimicking bird feathers, engineers gained insight into how birds control their flight. Wissa sees this as a two-way street. “That’s the power of bioinspired design,” she said.

Drones are commonly used by airports worldwide to scare away flocks of birds in a plane’s flight path, experts say. South Korea’s government had in February already pledged 247 billion won ...