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---
title: "Press"
subtitle: "Videos and news articles related to research"
editor:
markdown:
wrap: 72
---
## Video segments
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[{fig-alt="Jasmin Wong, Vikram Baliga, and Ildiko Szabo in the Beaty Museum Prep Lab"
style="float:left; margin-left:10px;"
width="200"}](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWLDbakQ1I)
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[Discovering the key to birds' agility could improve drone
design](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWLDbakQ1I)
UBC Science\
March 9, 2022
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[{fig-alt="Evolution of bird maneuverability and lessons for UAV design"
style="float:left; margin-left:10px;"
width="200"}](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKnuEEUKAFg)
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[Evolution of bird maneuverability and lessons for UAV
design](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKnuEEUKAFg)
University of Michigan Engineering\
March 9, 2022
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[{fig-alt="Vikram Baliga in the Beaty Museum Prep Lab Human Elements"
style="float:left; margin-left:10px;"
width="200"}](https://www.kcts9.org/show/human-elements/episode/building-a-better-airplane-by-borrowing-from-birds-jo0ryh)
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[Building a better airplane by borrowing from
birds](https://www.kcts9.org/show/human-elements/episode/building-a-better-airplane-by-borrowing-from-birds-jo0ryh)
Crosscut's Human Elements\
April 19, 2020
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[{fig-alt="Vikram Baliga UBC Researchers Revealed"
style="float:left; margin-left:10px;"
width="200"}](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JepRktA2W54)
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[Beaty Biodiversity Museum's *Researchers
Revealed*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JepRktA2W54)
UBC Biodiversity Centre\
February 24, 2020
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## Articles
*Scientific American*: [Hummingbirds Control Their Flight with a
Newfound
Mechanism](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hummingbirds-control-their-flight-with-a-newfound-mechanism/);
March 19, 2024.
*PhysOrg*: [Need for speed: How hummingbirds switch mental gears in
flight](https://phys.org/news/2024-01-hummingbirds-mental-gears-flight.html);
January 10, 2024. Also covered by [UBC
Science](https://science.ubc.ca/news/need-speed-how-hummingbirds-switch-mental-gears-flight),
[ScienceDaily](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240111113038.htm),
and [Popular
Science](https://www.popsci.com/environment/hummingbirds-switch-gears/).
*The University of Michigan*: [Avian secret: The key to agile bird
flight is switching quickly between stable and unstable
gliding](https://news.engin.umich.edu/2022/03/avian-secret-the-key-to-agile-bird-flight-is-switching-quickly-between-stable-and-unstable-gliding/);
March 9, 2022. Also covered by
[Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2022-03-avian-secret-key-agile-bird.html),
[Canadian News
Media](https://canadanewsmedia.ca/avian-secret-the-key-to-agile-bird-flight-is-switching-quickly-between-stable-and-unstable-gliding-phys-org/),
[Head
Topics](https://headtopics.com/us/avian-secret-the-key-to-agile-bird-flight-is-switching-quickly-between-stable-and-unstable-gliding-24632796),
and [Gamers
Grade](https://gamersgrade.com/the-key-to-agile-bird-flight-is-switching-quickly-between-stable-and-unstable-gliding/).
*UBC Science:* [Discovering the key to birds' agility could improve
drone
design](https://science.ubc.ca/news/discovering-key-birds%E2%80%99-agility-could-improve-drone-design);
March 9, 2022.
*Nature News and Views (written by Dr. Aimy Wissa)*: [Trade-offs between
stability and manoeuvrability in bird
flight](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00638-x); March 7,
2022.
*The Michigan Engineer News Center:* [Bird-like wings could help drones
keep stable in
gusts](https://news.engin.umich.edu/2021/06/bird-like-wings-could-help-drones-keep-stable-in-gusts/);
June 10, 2021.
*Journal of Experimental Biology - Outside JEB:* [Wing swing, not shape,
is key to bird flight](https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.211441); February
3, 2020.
*The Wildlife Society:* [Bird wing study reveals different flight
development
paths](https://wildlife.org/bird-wing-study-reveals-different-flight-development-paths/);
November 15, 2019.
*Vet Candy:* [Why are bald eagles such great
gliders?](https://www.myvetcandy.com/newsblog/2019/11/3/why-are-bald-eagles-such-great-gliders);
November 3, 2019.
*Technology Org:* [Scientists are trying to figure out how birds hover,
soar and
glide](https://www.technology.org/2019/10/31/scientists-are-trying-to-figure-out-how-birds-hover-soar-and-glide/);
October 31, 2019.
*Nature has no boss:* [Swimming through the
air](https://naturehasnoboss.com/2019/10/31/swimming-through-air/);
October 31, 2019.
*The Scientist:* [Image of the Day: Flight
Styles](https://www.the-scientist.com/image-of-the-day/image-of-the-day--flight-styles--66632);
October 25, 2019.
*United Press International (UPI):* [An eagle's gliding ability relies
on its wrist
movements](https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/10/24/An-eagles-gliding-ability-relies-on-its-wrist-movements/7171571943902/);
October 24, 2019. Also covered by
[Brietbart](https://www.breitbart.com/news/an-eagles-gliding-ability-relies-on-its-wrist-movements/),
[Space
Daily](http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/An_eagles_gliding_ability_relies_on_its_wrist_movements_999.html)
and [News of the
Day](https://news--of-the-day.com/2019/10/24/an-eagles-gliding-ability-relies-on-its-wrist-movements/).
*Cosmos Magazine:* [Birds wing it in many
ways](https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/bird-flight-is-all-in-the-way-they-move);
October 24, 2019.
*CBC Radio-Canada:* [Le mystère entourant les styles de vol des oiseaux
pourrait être
résolu](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1359304/zoologie-vikram-baliga-ubc-oiseaux-faucons-faune-animaux-sciences)
(in French); October 24, 2019.
*La Presse:* [Les mystères des ailes d'oiseaux (in
French)](https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/201910/24/01-5246786-les-mysteres-des-ailes-doiseaux.php);
October 24, 2019.
*Beaty Biodiversity Museum News & Stories:* [Rethinking
wings](https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/2019/10/23/rethinking-wings/); October
23, 2019.
*EurekAlert! (AAAS):* [Why are bald eagles such great gliders? It's all
in the
wrist](https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/uobc-wab102219.php);
October 23, 2019. Also covered by [Science
Daily](http://ct.moreover.com/?a=40505244570&p=1pl&v=1&x=awXRtklpd4uJKMsJpkxCnA),
[PhysOrg](http://ct.moreover.com/?a=40497572148&p=1pl&v=1&x=xLh6bj37BBVVglMsEyBYtg),
and [UBC
News](https://news.ubc.ca/2019/10/23/why-are-bald-eagles-such-great-gliders-its-all-in-the-wrist/).
[Featured image](https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/215329.php)
on *EurekAlert!*
*Engineering.com:* [Gull Wing Morphing Research Aims to Enhance Flight
Design](https://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/18216/Gull-Wing-Morphing-Research-Aims-to-Enhance-Flight-Design.aspx);
January 10, 2019.
*Environmental News Network:* [A better way to fly? Researchers study
birds and their
wings](https://www.enn.com/articles/56362-a-better-way-to-fly-researchers-study-birds-and-their-wings);
January 9, 2019.
*The Hindu:* [Inspired by seagull's
wings](https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/inspired-by-seagulls-wings/article25945209.ece);
January 9, 2019.
*University of Toronto News:* [A better way to fly? U of T and UBC
researchers study birds and their
wings](https://www.utoronto.ca/news/better-way-fly-u-t-and-ubc-researchers-study-birds-and-their-wings);
January 7, 2019.
*The Times (UK):* [Gulls' bendy wings point way ahead for smarter
drones](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gulls-bendy-wings-point-way-ahead-for-smarter-drones-38gz9r2bh);
January 3, 2019.
*EurekAlert! (AAAS):* [Could gulls' wings inspire smarter airplane
design?](https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/uobc-cgw010219.php);
January 3, 2019. Also covered by
[AlphaGalileo](https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/172628?returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alphagalileo.org%2Fen-gb%2FItem-Display%2FItemId%2F172628)
and [Lab
Manager](https://www.labmanager.com/news/2019/01/could-gulls-wings-inspire-smarter-airplane-design-).
*SciTech Europa:* [How studying gulls' wings could improve aircraft
design](https://www.scitecheuropa.eu/aircraft-design/91868/); January 3,
2019.
*The Tribune (India):* [Seagull wings may inspire smarter airplane
design](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/science-technology/story/708124.html);
January 3, 2019. Also covered by [The New Indian
Express](http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/tech/2019/jan/03/seagull-wings-may-inspire-smarter-airplane-design-1920149.html).
*News Center Maine:* [Gull 'wing morphing' could be the future of
airplane
tech](https://www.newscentermaine.com/video/tech/science/amaze-lab/gull-wing-morphing-could-be-the-future-of-airplane-tech/609-dde5ce5b-3440-40a7-8fcb-1ff1ebe4d356);
Video by Amaze Lab; January 3, 2019.
*Business Standard:* [Gull's wings may help design smarter
airplanes](https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/gull-s-wings-may-help-design-smarter-airplanes-119010301026_1.html);
January 3, 2019. Also covered by [Hindustan
Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/travel/gull-s-wings-may-help-design-smarter-airplanes/story-20xSMnMZ9H5NWIxvJdAKkM.html),
[Canindia
News](https://www.canindia.com/gulls-wings-may-help-design-smarter-airplanes/),
and
[Newkerala.com](https://www.newkerala.com/news/read/85339/gulls-wings-may-help-design-smarter-airplanes.html).
*Science Daily:* [Engineers, zoologists reveal how gulls 'wing morph'
for stable
soaring](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190102112844.htm);
January 2, 2019. Also covered by [Tech
Xplore](https://techxplore.com/news/2019-01-zoologists-reveal-gulls-wing-morph.html).
*NRC Handelsblad:* [Wiebelende meeuw stabiliseert zich met slim
ellebogenwerk](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/01/02/wiebelende-meeuw-stabiliseert-zich-met-slim-ellebogenwerk-a3127627)
(in German); January 2, 2019.
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