A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said. The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, the team reported on the airplane's website. Such a pleasure to land in New York! For the 14th time we celebrate sustainability," said the project's co-founder Andre Borschberg on Twitter after flying over the city and the Statue of Liberty during the 14th leg of the trip around the globe. The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. The solar cr...
A fly thought to be terminated in the UK has been found in a Devon nature save. The rhaphium pectinatum was last recorded in Britain 147 years back in 1868 yet was rediscovered in Old Sludge Beds on the edges of Exeter. The fly is from the Dolichopidiae family, a gathering known as since quite a while ago legged flies, and is generally found in tropical parts of the world. Devon Fly Group part Rob Wolton said he was shocked by the find.
The keep going recorded locating was on 19 July 1868 when the Victorian entomologist George Verrall got a male and female at Richmond in south-west London.
Mr Wolton, who is also a member of Dipterists Forum, which specialises in the study of flies, said: "Imagine my surprise when I examined my catch that evening to find it included a fly that was presumed extinct in Britain. "Nothing is known about its biology, but it seems that it may like brackish conditions like those found at the Old Sludge Beds. The five hectare site is situated between the River Exe and the Exeter Canal and has been managed by Devon Wildlife Trust since 1979.
Steve Hussey from the trust said: "So often we have to break the news of species that are disappearing, so it's good to be able to announce the discovery of an animal that was thought to be extinct."
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