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A midair collision between two gliders in upstate New York resulted in one pilot's death and another's survival. The crash occurred on Friday afternoon near Edinburg, Saratoga County, prompting a multi-agency search and rescue operation. The National Transportation Safety Board is now leading the investigation into the incident.
A 120-million-year-old microraptor fossil named Jian changmaensis from China’s Changma Basin shows a birdlike predator with long feathers on both the forelimbs and hind legs, suggesting it could glide between trees and expanding the known range of microraptors while shedding new light on how avian flight evolved.
The golden flying snake (Chrysopelea ornata), native to South and Southeast Asia, has evolved the ability to leap from trees and glide over 300 feet using body flattening and undulation, allowing it to access prey and escape predators in dense forests. Its unique adaptation involves muscular control and aerodynamic body shaping, making it one of the most visually striking and remarkable gliding snakes, with evolutionary roots dating back around 20 million years.
A new species of gliding gecko, the Mizoram parachute gecko, has been discovered in northern India. The researchers hope that the new species will highlight the underappreciated biodiversity of northern India and encourage greater efforts to document its wildlife. Geckos are one of the oldest reptile groups still alive today, and there are more than 1,200 species of gecko today, making up around a fifth of all known lizards. Flying geckos are an even more specialized bunch, and the Mizoram parachute gecko is one of 14 geckos known to take to the air.