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Published Seeking social proximity improves flight routes among pigeons
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study looked at the social influences on pigeon flight routes. Comparing the flight patterns o ...
Published Need for speed: How hummingbirds switch mental gears in flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Hummingbirds use two distinct sensory strategies to control their flight, depending on whether they' ...
Published Soaring birds use their lungs to modify mechanics of flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An air-filled sac within the birds' lungs is believed to increase the force the birds use to power f...
Published Muscular wing-body junction improved Pterosaur flight performance - Muscular Wing-Body Junction Improved Pterosaur Flight Performance
(via sciencedaily.com) The flying reptiles known as pterosaurs are the closest relatives of dinosaurs and were the first ve...
Published Electrical synapses in the neural network of insects found to have unexpected role in controlling flight power - Electrical Synapses in the Neural Network of Insects Found to Have Unexpected Role in Controlling Flight Power
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of experimental neurobiologists and theoretical biologists has managed to solve a mystery tha...
Published Butterflies mimic each other's flight behavior to avoid predators
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have shown that inedible species of butterfly that mimic each others' color patterns hav...
Published Non-stop flight: 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly mapped
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In October 2013 a researcher made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the Atlantic...
Published Preserving pine forests by understanding beetle flight - Preserving Pine Forests by Understanding Beetle Flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers study the flight performance of the mountain pine beetle from a fluid mechanics and an e ...
Published The bat's ability to convert energy into muscle power is affected by flight speed - The Bat's Ability to Convert Energy into Muscle Power is Affected by Flight Speed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Small bats are bad at converting energy into muscle power. Surprisingly, a new study led by Lund Uni...
Published Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Unique recordings show that bats can ramp up heart rate from 6 to 900 b.p.m within minutes....
Published Archaeopteryx fossil provides insights into the origins of flight - Archaeopteryx Fossil Provides Insights into the Origins of Flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Molting is thought to be unorganized in the first feathered dinosaurs because they had yet to evolve...
Published Barnacles may help reveal location of lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Geoscientists have created a new method that can reconstruct the drift path and origin of debris fro...
Published Rallying for a better badminton birdie
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Shuttlecocks, also known as birdies or birds, are traditionally made from duck feathers, but nylon s...
Published These robots helped explain how insects evolved two distinct strategies for flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Robots helped achieve a major breakthrough in our understanding of how insect flight evolved. The st ...
Published The hidden rule for flight feathers -- and how it could reveal which dinosaurs could fly
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists examined hundreds of birds in museum collections and discovered a suite of feather charac...
Published Hydrogen flight looks ready for take-off with new advances
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The possibility of hydrogen-powered flight means greater opportunities for fossil-free travel, and t ...
Published A butterfly's first flight inspires a new way to produce force and electricity
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have uncovered the promising capability of chitin as a sustainable smart biomaterial. Th...
Published Whiskers help nectar-eating 'acro bats' hover like hummingbirds - Whiskers Help Nectar-Eating 'Acro Bats' Hover Like Hummingbirds
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study found that nectar-feeding bats evolved extra-long whiskers unlike those of any other bat...
Published How birds got their wings - How Birds Got Their Wings: The Evolutionary Journey
(via sciencedaily.com) Modern birds capable of flight all have a specialized wing structure called the propatagium without ...
Published Hummingbird flight could provide insights for biomimicry in aerial vehicles - Hummingbird Flight Could Provide Insights for Biomimicry in Aerial Vehicles
(via sciencedaily.com) Using a novel modeling method, a team of researchers gained new insights into how hummingbirds produ...