Murmuration refers to the phenomenon that results when hundreds, sometimes thousands, of starlings fly in swooping, intricately coordinated patterns through the sky. Maybe you've seen a ...

Although this theory failed to gain traction, much about starling murmurations, and flock movement in general, remained a mystery—and still does today. It’s generally accepted that these ...

Though starlings can be a nuisance and a threat to native birds, their murmurations are breathtaking spectacles that often draw crowds to watch. In California, two falcons approach a murmuration ...

What makes possible the uncanny coordination of these murmurations, as starling flocks are so beautifully known? Until recently, it was hard to say. Scientists had to wait for the tools of high ...

They're tiny songbirds known as starlings. Starlings flock together in thousands. Their shifting movements are called "murmurations." How can they fly so close without bumping into each other?

The phenomenon, known as a starling murmuration in English or “black sun” in Danish, lasts just minutes, or even seconds. But it left a lasting impression on Danish photographer Søren Solkær ...

Why is a flock of starlings like a glass of water? The answer is that both are complex systems with many parts acting together as one. The Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Giorgio Parisi ...

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A starling murmuration is an extraordinary sight. Seen at dusk the sky darkens as thousands of birds flock to form complex shapes overhead - the only sound the beating of thousands of pairs of ...