The ability of birds to react to choppy gusts is leading aeronautical engineers to explore the concept of hinged wings on planes and drones. The responses to wind of a barn owl named Lily were studied ...

Owls are often considered nature’s stealth fighters, and it turns out their ability to silently is a result of a unique wing structure not found in any other bird. Now that researchers know the owl’s ...

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The ability of owls to fly silently in search of prey could lead to quieter passenger aircraft, researchers at the University of Cambridge in England say. Owls rely on the ...

Aside from a wise face, amazing night vision, and deadly flesh-tearing beak, the owl’s killer feature is its silence. If you were a rodent scurrying through what you foolishly assumed to be a ...

Many owl species have developed specialized plumage to effectively eliminate the aerodynamic noise from their wings -- allowing them to hunt and capture their prey in silence. A research group is ...

Owl-inspired innovations can reduce noise by as much as 10 decibels, similar to the difference in noise between a passing truck and a passing car. Ed MacKerrow / In Light Of Nature Every owl fancier ...

Owlsare exceptional predators. In addition to their impressive vision and hearingcapabilities, they are also able to fly almost silently. This stealthy flight is thanks to the structureof their wings, ...

A newly designed material, which mimics the wing structure of owls, could help make wind turbines, computer fans and even planes much quieter. Early wind tunnel tests of the coating have shown a ...

Many species of owl are able to hunt in effective silence by suppressing their noise at sound frequencies above 1.6 kilohertz (kHz) - over the range to which human hearing is most sensitive. A team of ...

One of the primary complaints from opponents of wind power is the noise turbines produce. Another complaint is they kill birds, although researchers say they're probably responsible for a tiny ...

Ms. Ackerman is the author of “What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds,” from which this essay is excerpted. When the first lucky observers spotted Flaco, the Eurasian ...