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Small Owl from Ornithologia libri tres by Francis Willughby

The owl and the wind turbine: how stealth feathers could help reduce noise pollution

09 Sep 2015

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, O is for Owl...

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Air flow across a wing

How wings really work

25 Jan 2012

A 1-minute video released by the University of Cambridge sets the record straight on a much misunderstood concept – how wings lift.

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