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Biology
Interesting findings about mosquitoes
Until now, the exact flight velocity of mosquitoes has not been calculated, but they can catch up with horses running at 30 km / hour.
Biology
Unexpected discoveries of tiny fruit flies
When frightened or in an emergency situation, fruit flies react abnormally quickly.
Biology
Bumblebee flies well in bad weather
American scientists are studying the bee's flight itinerary to discover how they maintain stability in adverse weather.
Biology
The smartest man in the animal world
Biologists from the Queen Mary School of Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of London found that bees can calculate the best route between flowers.
Biology
Spin the flying scene of microscopic insects
The research group from Wageningen University (Netherlands) was the first to implement high-speed camera footage of parasitic insects with wingspan of about 1mm.
Biology
Super American fighter test biofuel
An American F-22 fighter plane flew over the speed of sound with biofuels, marking an important milestone towards the goal of cost savings and environmental protection.
Biology
Put honey bees on Mars
To survive on Mars, the first thing that needs to be solved is the food problem, which is to ensure the production of large quantities of vegetables.
Biology
Simulation of aerodynamic secrets of grasshoppers
Researchers are taking a step closer to making micro aircraft with flexibility and energy efficiency such as grasshoppers after successfully decoding the aerodynamic sec…
Biology
Switching energy to safety, bees straighten their legs to firmly fly in the wind
New research shows that some bees self-balance themselves with the wind and other disturbances by stretching their sturdy rear legs while flying.
Biology
Growing too fast leads to premature death in honey bees
Research shows that the transition to flight activity in a naturally occurring living organism can have consequences that affect the rate of aging.
Animal world
20,000 bees make 3 flights not take off
Bee herds estimated that about 20,000 children decided to stop at the engine of a commercial plane on the runway.
Animal world
A close-up of the world's most famous beautiful dragonflies
Present in many localities in Vietnam, butterfly wings (Rhyothemis variegata) have an impressive appearance.
Animal world
The sense of smell helps birds navigate when flying at sea
In their opinion, loss of smell cannot disrupt the bird's ability to direct flight, but loss of consciousness affects birds in a different way.
Animal world
Passionate, nearly 1,000km flight to find
The owl nicknamed Marcel was tracked by York University researchers via a GPS tag.