News articles tagged with 'flight'
How bats 'hear' objects in their path
— 28 Nov 2011 19:26 | BiologyBy placing real and virtual objects in the flight paths of bats, scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Munich have shed new light on how echolocation works. Their research is…
Scientists discover gene switch responsible for flight muscle formation
— 17 Nov 2011 17:43 | BiologyFlies are real flight artists, although they only have small wings compared to their body size. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany,…
Scientists reach beyond the clouds with mobile phone app to explore the outer atmosphere
— 30 Mar 2011 17:01 | EnvironmentEngineering scientists at the University of Southampton have reached above the clouds in a first-of-its-kind experiment to develop new technologies that probe the stratosphere using…
Butterfly study reveals traits and genes associated with establishment of new populations
— 29 Mar 2011 16:22 | BiologyA team of scientists has discovered that descendants of 'exploratory' butterflies that colonised new habitats differ genetically from their more cautious cousins. The team, led by James…
Not so eagle eyed: New study reveals why birds collide with man-made objects
— 17 Mar 2011 17:59 | EnvironmentFrom office block windows to power lines and wind turbines, many species of bird are prone to colliding with large man-made objects, many of which appear difficult not to notice to…
Soaring is better than flapping
— 9 Dec 2010 16:57 | BiologyLarge birds, such as storks, save energy on the flight to their wintering grounds by soaring through the air on thermal currents. Until now, however, we knew nothing about the flight…
Engineer provides new insight into pterodactyl flight
— 25 Nov 2010 18:06 | Geology and palaeontologyGiant pterosaurs - ancient reptiles that flew over the heads of dinosaurs - were at their best in gentle tropical breezes, soaring over hillsides and coastlines or floating over land…
Organ procurement air transportation displays poor safety record
— 19 Nov 2010 11:41 | HealthThe transplant community was largely unaware of sub-standard transportation practices for donor organs until a number of fatal air crashes took the lives of transplant personnel, calling…
Prehistoric winged beasts 'pole-vaulted' into flight
— 15 Nov 2010 16:32 | Geology and palaeontologyControversial claims that enormous prehistoric winged beasts could not fly have been refuted by the most comprehensive study to date which asserts that giant pterosaurs were skilled…
Old bees' memory fades; mirrors recall of mammals
— 22 Oct 2010 16:16 | BiologyA study published Oct. 19 in the open access journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE, shows that not just human memories fade. Scientists from Arizona State University and the…