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Tag Archives: Bird flight

18Apr/17

Mystery of mosquito flight solved

April 18, 2017ScienceAerodynamics, Aerospace engineering, Animal flight, Animals, Arthropods, Articles, Bird behavior, Bird flight, DelFly, Fly, Haematophagy, HATFIELD, Hexapoda, Insect, Insect anatomy, Insect flight, Insects in culture, Mesozoic, Mosquito, Ornithopter, Oxford, Shed, Simon Walker, United Kingdom, Wingsmbale

A new study sheds light on how mosquitoes manage to fly breaking all the norms of flapping wings, and could inspire future aerodynamic innovations, including micro-scale flying tech.
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15Aug/15

Migrants fight over food and water on Greek island of Kos

August 15, 2015WorldAfghanistan, Bird flight, Bird migration, Birds, Europe, European migrant crisis, food, Greece, Iran, Julia Kourafa, Kos, Medecin Sans Frontieres, Ornithology, Pakistan, Syrussmbale

Migrants fight over limited food and water supplies on the Greek island of Kos.
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18May/15

“We didn’t come here to steal from you” says African migrant in Italy

May 18, 2015WorldAbu Daouda, Barca Nostra, Bird flight, Bird migration, Brussels, Charif Agbere, de Gaulle, Demography, Donald Tusk, Europe, European Union, Geography of Africa, Human migration, Hungary, Immigration, Italian nobility, Italy, Legislatures, Libya, Mali, May 2007 Malta migrant shipwreck, Mineo, North Africa, Ornithology, Paolo Gentiloni, Poland, Politics, Population, Refugee, Social Issues, Spain, Togo, United Kingdomsmbale

African migrants living in an Italian asylum centre speak about their experiences and hopes since travelling to Europe.

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