Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Doug Gollan covers private aviation and the business of luxury travel. Press releases pitching cheap private jet trips rarely ...

Scientists have built a bird-inspired robot with legs that can walk on the ground, hop over obstacles and jump into flight, an advance that may lead to the development of drones for complex terrains.

For most of the traveling public, private jets are out of reach. We may hang on to every word as we read about a private jet like the Gulfstream G800, knowing that short of winning the Powerball or ...

Many organisms can transition smoothly from one mode of locomotion to another, often by using the same body parts. For example, flying fish use their fins to steer underwater, and these same ...