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...e and taped them to an electric fan rotating at 50 mph for 20 minutes. Both parts of the experiment showed most of the rock pigeon lice stuck to feathers, no matter what species of bird was the source of the feather transplant. "I had one louse on the fan for seven hours," Bush says. "I gave up before ...Speedy elephants use a biomechanical trick to 'run' like Groucho
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...fastest human," achieved a top speed of about 22.9 mph in the 100-meter dash. The differences in the power curves of the three studied species are most apparent at faster speeds. The researchers said that flight style may explain power curve differences between the birds studied and magpies. Magpies com...Dinosaur discoveries in Montana
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... appeal to the auto owner the way that mpg, rpm or mph do, it's likely to have a future impact on air pollution measures and standards nationwide. Jay R. Turner, D.Sc., assistant professor of chemical engineering and civil engineering at Washington University and director of the university's Air ...