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We’ve only just begun to understand the scale and complexity of insect migration,” said Dr. Werber. “It’s a natural wonder ...
A study conducted at the University of Haifa has found that more than 700 million migratory insects cross northern Israel ...
Drones can quickly deploy to avoid Hawaiʻi’s unpredictable weather. Scientists use drones to release millions of specialized ...
They time their flights based on wind direction and temperature, and can even maintain a preferred direction against the wind.
Bumblebees set new insect record for high-altitude flying Scientists reveal remarkable ability of mountain-dwelling bumblebees to fly in air so thin it would kill a human. Ian Johnston.
Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest -- scientists ...
In this screen shot taken from an OPB video, the Near Space Corporation crew manages the upper portion of the high-altitude balloon at the Madras Airport., Nov. 21, 2021.
Three main factors limit the altitude that winged insects can reach: air density, temperature and oxygen availability. All three relate to the fact that Earth’s gravitational pull gets weaker the ...
DRUMS, Pa. — For several weeks, students at the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences in Drums have been working on a high-altitude balloon with cameras and GPS tracking set to climb to nearly ...
University of Exeter scientists studied migrating insects in the Pass of Bujaruelo, a 30-metre gap between two high peaks in the Pyrenees. The team visited the pass each autumn for four years ...
Researchers at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences have analyzed the life cycle environmental impact of the world’s first high-altitude floating PV system and have found it has an energy ...
Massive seasonal high-altitude migrations of nocturnal insects above the agricultural plains of East China. Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ...