Flight

The Flight of the Dandelion

The common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) comes with a collection of traits that make it a very successful weed. Nearly everything about it screams success, from its asexually produced seeds to...

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The role of lateral optic flow cues in hawkmoth flight control [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Anna Stöckl, Rebecca Grittner, and Keram PfeifferFlying animals require sensory feedback on changes of their body position, as well as on their distance to nearby objects. The apparent image motion,...

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Avian surface reconstruction in free flight with application to flight stability analysis of a barn owl and peregrine falcon [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Nicholas E. Durston, Xue Wan, Jian G. Liu, and Shane P. Windsor Birds primarily create and control the forces necessary for flight through changing the shape and orientation of their...

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Unearthed Bat-Like Fossil Reveals Dinosaurs Experimented With Flight

[ad_1] A perfectly preserved fossil of a small dinosaur has recently been discovered in China, proving that dinosaurs first experimented with flight using bat-like wings. Source link [ad_2]

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Parasitic gut infection in Libellula pulchella causes functional and molecular resemblance of dragonfly flight muscle to skeletal muscle of obese vertebrates [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Rudolf J. Schilder and Hannah Stewart We previously demonstrated the existence of a naturally occurring metabolic disease phenotype in Libellula pulchella dragonflies that shows high similarity to vertebrate obesity and...

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Flight muscle protein damage during endurance flight is related to energy expenditure but not dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in a migratory bird [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Morag F. Dick and Christopher G. Guglielmo Migration poses many physiological challenges for birds, including sustaining high intensity aerobic exercise for hours or days. A consequence of endurance flight is...

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Speed control and force-vectoring of bluebottle flies in a magnetically levitated flight mill [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Shih-Jung Hsu, Neel Thakur, and Bo Cheng Flies fly at a broad range of speeds and produce sophisticated aerial maneuvers with precisely controlled wing movements. Remarkably, only subtle changes...

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In Flight Medical Emergencies: This Doctor Is Now Ready To Heed The Call

[ad_1] In a previous post the skeptical cardiologist wrote about the reluctance  of doctors to “heed the call” , i.e., to respond to an in-flight medical emergency (IME) when the...

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Science Daily: Fight or flight: Serotonin neurons prompt brain to make the right call

[ad_1] Known for its role in relieving depression, the neurochemical serotonin may also help the brain execute instantaneous, appropriate behaviors in emergency situations, according to a new Cornell study published...

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Parasitic gut infection causes functional and molecular resemblance of Libellula pulchella dragonfly flight muscle to skeletal muscle of obese vertebrates [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Rudolf J. Schilder and Hannah StewartWe previously demonstrated the existence of a naturally occurring, metabolic disease phenotype in Libellula pulchella dragonflies, that shows high similarity to vertebrate obesity and...

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Flight energetics, caste dimorphism and scaling properties in the bumblebee, Bombus impatiens [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Fannie Billardon and Charles-A. Darveau Animal size affects the energetics of locomotion. Using female caste dimorphism in bumblebees, we assessed how body mass impacts morphological and physiological traits linked...

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Wing morphology, flight type and migration distance predict accumulated fuel load in birds [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Orsolya Vincze, Csongor I. Vagasi, Peter Laszlo Pap, Colin Palmer, and Anders Pape Moller Birds often accumulate large fat and protein reserves to fuel long-distance flights. While it is...

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The Google Assistant can now check you in to your flight and book you a hotel room

[ad_1] Starting in the next few days, the Google Assistant on Android and iOS will be able to check you in to your flights. For now, you’ll only be able...

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Echo interval and not echo intensity drives bat flight behavior in structured corridors [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Michaela Warnecke, Silvio Macias, Benjamin Falk, and Cynthia F. Moss To navigate in the natural environment, animals must adapt their locomotion in response to environmental stimuli. The echolocating bat...

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Ascending flight and decelerating vertical glides in Anna's hummingbirds [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Victor Manuel Ortega-Jimenez and Robert Dudley Hummingbirds are observationally well known for their capacity to vertically ascend whilst hovering, but the underlying mechanics and possible energetic limits to ascent...

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Massachusetts stroke patient receives ‘outrageous’ $474,725 medical flight bill

[ad_1] Kristina Cunningham was in stable condition on an evening in June, when EMTs lifted her gurney into a medical flight, bound for Boston. Source link [ad_2]

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Speed control and force-vectoring of blue bottle flies in a magnetically-levitated flight mill [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Shih-Jung Hsu, Neel Thakur, and Bo ChengFlies fly at a broad range of speeds and produce sophisticated aerial maneuvers with precisely controlled wing movements. Remarkably, only subtle changes in...

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The Google Assistant can now alert you of potential flight delays

[ad_1] If you’re an experienced traveler, you know that plenty of your delays are due to your plane being stuck somewhere else or because the weather at your local or...

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Effects of experimental manipulation of hematocrit on avian flight performance in high- and low-altitude conditions [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Kang Nian Yap, Morag F. Dick, Christopher G. Guglielmo, and Tony D. Williams Despite widely held assumptions that hematocrit (Hct) is a key determinant of aerobic capacity and exercise...

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Hawkmoth flight in the unsteady wakes of flowers [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Megan Matthews and Simon Sponberg Flying animals maneuver and hover through environments where wind gusts and flower wakes produce unsteady flow. Although both flight maneuvers and aerodynamic mechanisms have...

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