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Biology: Zoology Computer Science: General
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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 ...

Biology: Zoology
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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' ...

Biology: General Biology: Zoology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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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...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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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...

Biology: Zoology Ecology: Trees Environmental: Ecosystems
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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 ...

Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Extinction Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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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....

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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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...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Crucial gaps in climate risk assessment methods      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have uncovered significant flaws in current climate risk assessment techniques that coul ...

Biology: Zoology
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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...