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Dragonflies: Blue wings disappear against water

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The way light reflects off morpho dragonflies’ bright blue wings helps the insects blend in with water when viewed from above, making them invisible to predators and prey Life 3 March 2022 By Jake Buehler The bright wings of morpho dragonflies can also keep the insects hidden Shutterstock/guentermanaus With dazzling blue iridescent wings, male morpho … Read more

The Largest Known Flying Animal Was Even Weirder Than We Thought

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The pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi is the largest known flying animal to have ever existed, living on Earth more than 67 million years ago. Now new research on the creature and its newly discovered smaller relative, Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni, gives us a better idea of how Q. northropi flew and got airborne to begin with.   Our knowledge of Q. … Read more

FAA ending commercial astronaut wings program as more people reach space

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After a record-breaking number of commercial spaceflyers in 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to end its commercial astronaut wings program. The FAA made the decision to do this after noting “the number of people launching to space [will] increase dramatically in the coming years,” the agency said in a statement Friday (Dec. 10). … Read more