Flight : Science World Report

Dec 07, 2015 07:58 AM EST

Thinnest Plates That Can Also Flex and Be Picked Up by Hand May Create New Flight Materials

Scientists may have created one of the strongest, lightest and thinnest to date. They've engineered the thinnest plates to date that can be picked up and manipulated by hand.

Nov 17, 2015 10:22 AM EST

Bat's Secret of Upside Down Landing Uncovered by Examining Weighty Wings

Bats may have the heaviest wings comparatively to their body size-but why? Scientists have taken a closer look at bat wings and have found that they're specially designed to allow the mammals to land upside down.

Oct 09, 2015 11:24 AM EDT

125-Million-Year-Old Bird Wing: Helps Solve The Evolution Theory of Flight

A well preserved, 125-million-year-old bird wing found in central Spain helped researchers to determine the evolution of flight, according to a recent study.

Aug 20, 2015 06:42 AM EDT

Large, Gliding Spiders Discovered in South American Forests

Scientists have discovered something unusual when they dropped spiders from a forest canopy. It turns out that some spiders can also glide in addition to jumping, creeping and falling.

Jul 07, 2015 08:27 AM EDT

Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Hawaii After Record-Breaking, Historic Flight

A record-breaking solar flight has reached Hawaii. At the controls of Solar Impulse 2, pilot Andrew Broschberg landed safely in Hawaii after flying 117 hours and 52 minutes over the Pacific Ocean from Japan powered not by fuel, but by the sun.

Jun 15, 2015 03:23 PM EDT

Moths are Smarter Than We Thought: Hovering Hawkmoths Can Slow Their Brains When Hovering To See In Dark, Scientists Discover

Scientists have discovered that hawkmoths have the unique ability to slow down their brains when hovering in order to see better in the dark and to better target the swaying flowers that they look to for food.