We explain why so many of Australia's flying foxes have died in the first weeks of 2026 and what could help them.

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 ...

In a new study published in Current Biology, researchers from the University of Leicester examined the first true flying vertebrates in a new, unusual way: through their hands and feet. The study ...

When we think of flying animals, birds like eagles and parrots or insects like butterflies come to mind. However, there are many creatures that have developed ways to glide or soar through the air to ...

Hatzegopteryx was not a typical flying reptile gliding over oceans for fish. It was a massive, heavily built predator that ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — Local pilots are taking to the skies to fly animals from overcrowded shelters. Dog Rescue Flights said 390,000 dogs are euthanized each year. To help reduce that number, the ...

Jason Gilchrist does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Actor Aaron O'Connell recently flew Delilah, an 11-year-old dog facing the likely prospect of euthanization in Santa Monica, to her new home in Paso Robles, Calif. Cirrus Aircraft, headquartered in ...

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 ...