Shuttlecocks, also known as birdies or birds, are traditionally made from duck feathers, but nylon shuttlecocks have become more widely used because of their superior durability. Their flight behavior ...

ATHENS, Greece -- Before NBC aired its first badminton match Saturday, two lanky announcers who work out of a closet-size broadcast booth debated whether they should use the word "shuttlecock." ...

Sung Ji-hyun of South Korea returns a shuttlecock, or birdie, against Wang Yihan of China during the final match at the Uber Cup world badminton team championships in China's central city of Wuhan, in ...

Pressure distribution on the surface of the shuttlecock moving at 43 meters per second considering it to be rigid (left) and flexible (right). Note the lower suction on the inner surface of the ...