Posts by: Austin

Insects- How Their Wings Work

December 5, 2012 at 8:57 pm

There are over a million different species of insects living on earth today. They are some of the oldest and most widespread animals on the planet. For hundreds of years, insects have been notorious for eating our food and carrying deadly diseases. What some people do not know is that they also help keep our […]

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Gust soaring as a basis for the flight of petrels and albatrosses (Procellariiformes)

November 24, 2012 at 12:15 am

It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s Superman! Flying without the use of energy has always been seen a superpower that people have dreamed of. Such an ability has already been achieved by such birds as the Albatross and Petrel. By using the gust soaring, the Albatross can fly hundreds of miles without so much […]

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