Posts by: mkasper

Microraptor: A Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs?

October 12, 2012 at 6:49 pm

Humans have always looked at birds awed at the grace and ease with which the soar through the air. We strived to achieve the power of flight for thousands of years and only mastered the ability in the last century with the help of propellor and jet turbine powered flight. But what has puzzled scientists […]

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Need For Speed: The Hawk Moth

September 28, 2012 at 8:31 pm

In every class of animals, there are species that push the limits of what their genetic family can do. The peregrine falcon can dive at speeds of up to 200mph. Cheetahs can run up to 70 mph. Insects also have an exceptional species within their ranks, the hawk moth. The hawk moth can fly 12mph […]

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