An owl glides by on silent wings. Many holiday travelers probably wish airplanes could do the same. "On airplanes, the back edge of the wing is where you get most of the noise," Justin Jaworski, a ...
An owl glides by on silent wings. Many holiday travelers probably wish airplanes could do the same. "On airplanes, the back edge of the wing is where you get most of the noise," Justin Jaworski, a ...
The long-eared owl, Asio otus, is a majestic raptor known for its perky horn-like ear tufts, and cryptic herringbone markings that help it meld into its arboreal habitat. But in certain light, ...
Researchers reveals how the microstructure of small finlets on owl feathers enable silent flight. A recent research study conducted by City, University of London's Professor Christoph Bruecker and his ...
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The ability of owls to fly silently in search of prey could lead to quieter passenger aircraft, researchers at the University of Cambridge in England say. Owls rely on the ...
Many species of owl are able to hunt without being heard by their prey by suppressing the noise of their wings at sound frequencies above 1.6 kilohertz (kHz) -- including the range at which human ...
A new study from City, University of London has found that small finlets on owl feathers could inspire wing designs that reduce aircraft noise. Led by Professor Christoph Bruecker, the team in London ...
Ms. Ackerman is the author of “What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds,” from which this essay is excerpted. When the first lucky observers spotted Flaco, the Eurasian ...
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