News tagged with animal flight
Study finds European starlings flocking patterns similar to metals being magnetized
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and amateur enthusiasts alike have long been fascinated by the abilities of some groups of animals to move in lockstep with one another, most specifically with schools of fish and ...
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Iran 'failed' with space monkey launch
Iran acknowledged as a failure on Wednesday its attempt to send a live monkey into space last month -- touted as its first step towards launching a man into space.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Researchers of microraptor shed light on ancient origin of bird flight
A joint team from the University of Kansas and Northeastern University in China says that it has settled the long-standing question of how bird flight began.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Making a clean getaway: Scientists demonstrate how bird baths make for more accurate flyers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Newcastle University scientists investigating why starlings bathe so often have discovered it alters their escape behaviour, with clean birds proving the most accurate flyers.
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Secrets of insect flight revealed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are one step closer to creating a micro-aircraft that flies with the manoeuvrability and energy efficiency of an insect after decoding the aerodynamic secrets of insect flight.
Sep 17, 2009 |
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