State-of-the-art, high-speed cameras record raptor wing and tail motions, informing researchers at UC Davis.

Slow-motion footage of baby birds helps scientists uncover how their ancestors took to the skies. Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to ...

At UC Davis’ new raptor flight lab, high-speed cameras capture hawks in slow motion to inspire smarter, more agile drones and better bird rehab.

Assistant Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Christina Harvey (front row, right) and Professor Michelle Hawkins, director of the California Raptor Center at the UC Davis School of ...

Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to discover exactly how birds took to the skies, and today, a new perspective has emerged by ...