Forest birds with short, round wings more sensitive to habitat fragmentation, OSU study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Tropical forest birds, which tend to have wings that are short and round relative to their body ...
Tag: Wings
Wings, not webs: Certain bugs are the winners of urbanization, impacting cities’ insect diversity
Cities are bursting with life, both human and animal. The smallest of them, insects, spiders, and ants are easily overseen, ...
UCF researcher studies bird wings to improve stability in aerial vehicles
ORLANDO, Feb. 22, 2023 – Many airplane passengers grit their teeth, white-knuckle their armrests and say a silent prayer for ...
Scientists develop new index based on functional morphology to understand how ancestors of modern birds used their wings
Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have developed an index to estimate how a bird uses its wings for flight ...
How did the Butterfly Nebula get its wings? It’s complicated
Planetary nebulae form when red giant stars expel their outermost layers as they run out of helium fuel — becoming ...
Evolution of bat wings and calls through ‘foraging syndromes’ allows diversity to flourish
Bats are an evolutionary success story. With approximately 1,400 species living today, they thrive in every environment except the polar ...
4D composite printing can improve the wings of drones, according to new Concordia research
The aviation industry faces multiple pressures from higher fuel costs and increased scrutiny over the environmental and quality-of-life impacts from ...
New bird app spreads its wings
Researchers from The University of Queensland have helped design an app to protect birds at risk of extinction across the ...
Bacteria-shredding insect wings inspire new antibacterial packaging
Key points: Credit: RMIT University Key points: Antibacterial texturing kills bacteria, extending food’s shelf life. Comes amid huge demand to ...
Bristol scientists develop insect-sized flying robots with flapping wings
A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots has been developed by a University of Bristol team, using a ...
Researchers Switch Off Gene to Switch On Ultraviolet in Butterfly Wings
Credit: Vincent Ficarrotta and Arnaud Martin/ The George Washington University WASHINGTON (Jan. 11, 2022) — A team of researchers at ...