Browsing the "Flight" Tag

Recovered bones may belong to Amelia Earhart

November 22nd, 2016 | by Admin

Bones recovered from the island of Nikumaroro in the Republic of Kiribati may belong to the pilot Amelia Earhart who [&hellip

September 29th, 2011 | by Admin

A new study has revealed that our common perception of how flying reptiles, such as pterosaurs, flew has been wrong [&hellip

January 6th, 2011 | by Admin

Using a CT scanner, researchers are reconstructing the brains of ancient birds in order to better understand the evolution of [&hellip

November 15th, 2010 | by Admin

A new study is claiming that a giraffe-sized pterosaur would perform a “pole-vaulting” action in order to take flight. Previous [&hellip

October 18th, 2010 | by Admin

An analysis of giant pterosaurs show that they could fly as much as 10,000 miles in one stretch. The new [&hellip