Our understanding of animal behavior depends on observation. Researchers can study how animals are born, grow and develop. We can gather evidence of how they interact with each other and their ...

Former TV news anchor Ken Wayne founded Flying Tails Animal Rescue, a nonprofit that uses small general aviation aircraft to transport diverse animals, from pets to wild creatures, to safety or new ...

Quetzalcoatlus lived around 72 to 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, when it blocked out the sun with its 12 m (40 ft) wingspan. When it landed on the ground, it stood at a ...

Scientists have long puzzled over how pterosaurs became the first vertebrates to master flight. Some pterosaur species, such as the Quetzalcoatlus were the largest known animals to ever take to the ...

Is there any good news out there? Well, maybe. Last week, we read a story in the LA Times about Amelia Air, a nonprofit organization that's flying animals in overcrowded shelters to less crowded ...

The largest flying animal was once believed to be too heavy to leave the ground. New studies showed that giant pterosaurs used their strong front limbs to launch themselves upward. Lightweight bones ...

When Michael Schneider earned his pilot’s license, he was simply looking for a reason to spend more time in the air. He never imagined that flying would eventually become the centerpiece of a ...

Our understanding of animal behaviour depends on observation. Researchers can study how animals are born, grow and develop. We can gather evidence of how they interact with each other and their ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Petra Janney, of Amelia Air, a non-profit that helps fly animals from overcrowded shelters to areas of the country where they have a better chance of getting adopted. Is ...