With wings spanning nearly 16 feet, a new species of pterosaurs has been identified from the Atlantic coast of Angola.
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2022
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Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand. Thanks to the work of a ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2022
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Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood.
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2022
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A newly identified species of pterosaur is among the largest ever flying animals, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.
Archaeology
Sep 9, 2019
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Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (ESA) photographed the giant solar arrays on the International Space Station on Feb. 12, 2015.
Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2015
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The battery-powered electrical research aircraft e-Genius from the Institute for Aircraft Construction (IFB) at the University of Stuttgart was transported by air from the Kornwestheim/Pattonville airfield on the 560 km route ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2013
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A two-hour drive from the French coast, Paris sets up an artificial seashore on the banks of the Seine each summer and while the beach may be fake, the seagulls overhead turn out to be real.
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2013
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Researchers described a new species of Noctuidae moth from Iran which is the fifth described species of the genus Anagnorisma. The new species A. chamrani has its name in honour of Dr. Mostafa Chamran (1932-1981), an Iranian ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2013
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For Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard, flying an experimental solar aircraft across America has been exhilarating, but perilous at times.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 5, 2013
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Pilot Andre Borschberg oversaw the construction of a solar plane that can fly through the night, but these days the entrepreneur is more concerned with the limits of man than of technology.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 14, 2013
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