The emperor was inquisitive about what wild creatures eat, and would order the cutting open of pythons, cobras, birds etc to ...

A winter seed sowing demonstration will kick off a series of November events at the Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City. Jane Haslag, a board member of the Missouri Prairie ...

Inspired by bird flight, engineers have recently enhanced remote-controlled aircraft performance by adding rows of covert-inspired flaps to airplane wings. These flaps, modeled after the covert ...

A recent study focuses on the tale of ancient cicadas, who had to reshape their very wings under the pressure of predation. It’s a story of survival, revealing how the arrival of insect-eating birds ...

The researchers deployed rows of flaps to the wing design to prevent aircraft from stalling, much like birds deploy their covert feathers to achieve certain aerial maneuvers. Covert feathers are a ...

Taking inspiration from bird feathers, Princeton engineers have found that adding rows of flaps to a remote-controlled aircraft's wings improves flight performance and helps prevent stalling, a ...

Taking inspiration from bird feathers, Princeton engineers have found that adding rows of flaps to a remote-controlled aircraft's wings improves flight performance and helps prevent stalling ...

They found that the changes in cicada wings coincided with birds evolving the ability to catch bugs in mid-flight. To survive, the cicadas had to fly fast enough to escape being caught and eaten.

Please verify your email address. A United Airlines Airbus A319 was forced to land back in Newark after suffering a bird strike during its climb after taking off. The aircraft reportedly suffered ...

This courageous policy shift catalysed the expansion of cannabis-centric enterprises, including big international brands such as Royal Queen Seeds, and cemented Thailand’s status as a vanguard in ...

The roof garden at Parliament House.Credit: Jason South Reece said the city’s rooftops were an underused resource and the funding could help transform them into a new “Royal Park in the sky”.