An insect's ability to fly is perhaps one of the greatest feats of evolution. Michael Dickinson looks at how a common housefly takes flight with such delicate wings, thanks to a clever flapping motion and flight muscles that are both powerful and nimble. But the secret ingredient: the incredible fly brain. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)
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Sexually deprived male fruit flies exhibit a pattern of behavior that seems ripped from the pages of a sad-sack Raymond Carver story: when female fruit flies reject their sexual advances, the males are driven to excessive alcohol consumption,... 
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How does air flow across a wing to generate lift? Since a wing's top surface is curved, it covers a greater distance compared to the flatter bottom edge. A common explanation is that air moves faster over the top so that it reaches the end of the wing at the same time as the bottom flow, lowering the pressure on the top surface.
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With good lighting and a little luck, amateur videographers can use inexpensive digital cameras to transform blurred flight into breathtaking glimpses of animal behavior.
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The key to keeping a fly flying – and its distinctive buzzing sound – is a gene called Spalt, which German researchers say is essential for superfast muscles and could have important medical implications for humans.
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Photographic study shows that cephalopods travel faster in air than in water.
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Steve Romano -This looked like a studio shot and getting a subject to fly to camera is extremely hard.
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A previously un-named species of horse fly whose appearance is dominated by its glamorous golden lower abdomen has been named in honor of American pop diva, Beyoncé.
Destiny Hacault's curator insight,
April 21, 2014 10:28 AM
This un named species of this horse fly has been named Beyonce!
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Imagine controlling an airplane in flight just by holding your iPhone out in front of you: tilting it in the direction you want the plane to travel, or raising it to make the plane fly higher. Or tapping a point on a map on the screen, and having the plane automatically fly to the designated spot.
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