Nonstop from Alaska to Hawaii: Pacific Golden Plovers and Their Miraculous Journey across the Ocean
Many animals would tell us fascinating stories about their behaviors and marvelous abilities if only we could understand…
Flight
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I Do Not Kill Flies!
The flies are surely “acrobatic flight masters.” They can detect the necessary angle of lift-off depending on the…
What do mosquitoes do when it’s raining?
What do mosquitoes do when it’s raining? Mosquitoes like climates with high humidity and rainfall. While a single…
Masallah
Katharine, “Kadriye,” Branning was one of the passengers on a Turkish Airlines flight to New York on September…
Birds: Colurful Guests in our World
Everything in nature is balanced and created according to laws, proportion, and measure. Nothing in the world is…
Migration
Think of yourself as pilot of a light aircraft confronted with the task of completing, in one or…
The Language of Bees
In 1788, Pastor Earnest Spitzner witnessed an amazing fact: When a Carniolan honeybee finds a good supply of…
Birds and aeroplanes
Flying techniques depend on the principles of aerodynamics. Reducing air pressure and friction against body and wings requires…