The common swift may not have a fancy name, but these small birds are marvels of velocity. Regularly cruising around 110kph ...

Falcons are known to be fast and powerful predatory birds. However, the peregrine falcon stands in a class by itself. The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to create a computer model to ...

The fastest a human has ever been recorded running was Usain Bolt in the 2009 Olympics. Bolt ran the 100-meter dash in an astonishing 9.58 seconds. This equals 27.78 miles per hour, and the record ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...