High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

When the paradise tree snake flies from one tall branch to another, its body ripples with waves like green cursive on a blank pad of blue sky. That movement, aerial undulation, happens in each glide ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2022 – Robots have been designed to move in ways that mimic animal movements, such as walking and swimming. Scientists are now considering how to design robots that mimic the ...

Autonomous flight comes in many forms, in both nature and systems engineered by humans. While insects, birds and bats first come to mind as examples of creatures producing forces of flight, the ...