Jet fighters are built to pull off some of the most amazing maneuvers in the sky, like flipping, rolling, and turning on a dime at incredible speeds. Their engines are powerful enough to break the ...

Hummingbirds are unique among birds for numerous reasons, and that also includes their backward flying capability. Like almost every other bird species, they can do it all: hover, fly upside down and ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research discover unusual particle rays in Saturn’s polar region Polar lights are fascinating to look at on Earth. On other planets, they can ...

You might know hummingbirds are the only bird species that can fly backward. You might not realize all 363 species of hummingbirds on Earth occur in the New World. If you go to Africa or Thailand or ...