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The Ruby-throated hummingbird only weighs about as much as three paper clips but it has an incredible range. A tiny hummingbird can fly more than 1,300 miles without a break during its marathon migration, a study shows. The annual autumn journey of the tiny Ruby-throated hummingbird from the east coast of the US to Central America has been detailed for the first time. It weighs about three grammes – about as much as three paper clips. But the speedy little bird can beat its wings 53 times a second and fly in an acrobatic style matched by few others. It…

“It’s a sound you’ll love having poured in your ears, richer toned than the F8…” The bends never end. Mile after mile of golden third gear curves, diamond-like chippings in the road twinkling in the sun, dappled shade rushing by, surface scrubbed and polished, tarmac twisting onwards, writhing back and forth, up and down, views bubbling at the fringes. Numbing in its monotony, if you couldn’t appreciate the perfection of it. I have to self-administer mental slaps to stop myself thinking I’m in a dream sequence with a chorus of angels on accompaniment. The car’s not helping. The rhythm of…

Erling Haaland has only spent nine months at Manchester City but his dad has already outlined plans for the striker’s next club. Erling Haaland may be settling into life at Manchester City and breaking club records with every new week at the Etihad Stadium, but there are concerns the striker’s heroic exploits won’t last long in the Premier League. The players’ father Alfie has been open in outlining their plans to take Haaland on what is essentially a tour around Europe as he aims to play for the biggest clubs in the world. The 22-year-old signed for City in a…

The all-electric BMW iX showcases the latest development of the BMW iDrive system, intended to transport driver-vehicle interaction into a new digital and intelligent age. Making its debut in the upcoming BMW iX sports activity vehicle (SAV), the improved iDrive system is designed to improve the dialogue between the user and their vehicle, and tailor multiple functions to the driver’s needs. The digital system has been rapidly developing since it was first launched in 2001, but this latest iteration offers greater integration between the car’s digital and analogue technologies than ever before. Using optimised sensors, cloud-based services and artificial intelligence,…

For the past several years, a mama hummingbird (probably a Rufous or an Allen’s hummingbird) has made a nest in front of uncle Ruben’s house. It’s been a thrill to see the little babies grow up. All of the photos here were taken by Ruben A. Aquino and posted with his permission. Source: boredpanda.com

The valuable asset has already carried out more than a dozen surveillance missions over eastern Europe operating as part of the new Task Group “Argo”. One of the two Gulfstream G550 CAEW (Conformal Airborne Early Warning) jets belonging to the 14° Stormo (Wing) of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force), has been deployed from its homebase at Pratica di Mare Air Base, near Rome, Italy, to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Costanta, Romania, since Feb. 17, 2023. The airbase near Costanta already hosts the Eurofighter Typhoons supporting NATO enhanced Air Policing Area-South (eAPAS) as part of the Task Force Air in…

The Pentagon released the MQ-9 video showing the Su-27 Flanker making one pass dumping fuel and another pass leading to the collision. As already reported on Mar. 14, 2023, a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet and a US MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft were involved in an inflight collision over the Black Sea. The mid-air collision damaged the American unmanned aircraft and the U.S. Air Force was forced to ditch in international waters. “At approximately 7:03 AM (CET), one of the Russian Su-27 aircraft struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down…

Erling Haaland appears to be enjoying his time away from football after being spotted partying on a yacht on the Greek island of Mykonos. The Borussia Dortmund striker is one of the big-name European stars to be missing out on Euro 2020 after Norway failed to qualify for the tournament. The 20-year-old has taken the summer to relax after a hectic Bundesliga and Champions League season with the German side, and was seen enjoying the glorious sunshine out at sea with a number of bikini-clad women. More striking, however, was the £150million-rated forward’s Louis Vuitton ‘watercolour’ outfit, which altogether costs…

“Expect the unexpected”. This is a phrase I have become all too familiar with whilst working in the bush. The wilderness is completely unscripted, and anything can happen at any time. It was a rather cold and drizzly summer afternoon in the Lowveld. My tracker, Donald, and I decide that our plan of action was to move into the southern parts of the reserve to try and follow up on a pack of wild dogs that had been seen earlier that day – no easy feat as the dogs could have moved a great distance during the cool and overcast…

Car brand Rolls-Royce has designed its first ever concept car, billed as a vision for a future of driverless luxury vehicles with a built-in “red carpet” and lighting system that announces its arrival to bystanders (+ slideshow). Video: Rolls-Royce unveils its first concept car design Called the Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100, the design aims to “anticipate the mobility demands of the luxury customer of the future”. Unveiled today at London’s Roundhouse venue, the concept car includes a roof that glides open with a hinged design based on a clamshell. This would allow riders to step into the interior without having…

Not everyone who gives birth is a “mother,” this transgender man would like medical workers to know. In Oct. 2020, Los Angeles resident Bennett Kaspar-Williams, 37, gave birth via caesarean to a healthy baby boy with his husband, Malik. But in the process of having little Hudson, Kaspar-Williams was troubled by the constant misgendering of him by hospital staff who insisted on calling him a “mom,” the Daily Mail reported. “No one can ever really know whether having children is possible until you try — being born with a uterus doesn’t make conceiving or carrying a certainty,” the father —…

According to AS , Real Madrid would be ready to release a record amount to win the services of the Norwegian cyborg, Erling Haaland, next season. The Madrid press has reignited speculation regarding Erling Haaland’s possible arrival at Real Madrid. According to AS, the club would like to sign him for the next season. This year, Benzema’s repeated absences through injury have been a concern for the club, who are looking to replace the aging French striker who is showing signs of fatigue. Real Madrid are ready to spend a hefty sum to secure the Norwegian’s services. Also according to…

Aggressive 10ft alligator captured after being spotted creeping up on playing children. An aggressive 10ft alligator has been captured while creeping up on children in a local park. With the assistance of police officers, a local trapper was called in to capture the large reptile, which weighed around 400lbs, in a city pond in St. Petersburg, Florida, US. A St Petersburg Police Department spokesperson said: “Neighbours tell us it was getting too close to kids playing in the area and wasn’t afraid of people. “As we understand, it tended to approach the shoreline when it heard the sound of neighbourhood…

Dixie Dean is the Everton forward who scored 60 league goals in the 1927-28 season – and Haaland would have to score a hat-trick in every one of his final 11 top-flight games to beat the record. Bill Shankly was a straight-talking man of many words and was rarely reluctant to use them to make his point. Quite what he would have conjured up to describe Erling Haaland is anyone’s guess but doubtless he would have been full of admiration for the young Norwegian’s scoring prowess. The manager who created legends at Liverpool in the 1960s knew a thing or…

A wildlife photographer has captured the moment a male lion roars with passion while mating with a lioness who seems incredibly underwhelmed at the situation. Renata Ewald spotted the love birds whilst on a solo drive in Kruger National Park, South Africa, earlier this year. She says lions typically ‘sleep and mate every 20 minutes’ but as the moments of passion last just a few seconds, it can be difficult to photograph. Ms Ewald, a wildlife photographer, said: ‘When I came across the mating lions a sort of nervous excitement crept up my spine. ‘For many years one of my…

Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace announced on 11 March 2019 that it has signed a contract to provide “the initial deliveries” of precision-guided Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs) for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) growing fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters. Janes reported that Japan is set to take delivery of an initial batch of Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs), manufacturer Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. The JASDF plans to equip each of its F-35As with the JSM. The service secured JPY7.9 billion (USD71 million) for fiscal year 2019 to acquire an undisclosed number of JSMs. The…

The United States has offered to sell Slovakia 12 new Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters at a two-thirds discount after Slovakia sent its retired MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Na? said his government still had to approve the deal under which it would pay $340 million over three to four years for a package worth more than $1 billion. The remainder would be covered under the U.S. Foreign Military Financing programme. This offer is hugely advantageous and will significantly increase the defence potential of the Slovak Republic. The Slovak Air Force currently do not have attack helicopters,…

The news of Erling Haaland’s injury couldn’t have come at a worse time for Pep Guardiola. Manchester City are chasing a treble this season and the possibility of missing their main man upfront could derail their ambitions. There have been doubts about Haaland making the defending champions one-dimensional and more passive, but the 42 goals he has scored in all competitions speak for themselves. Guardiola will now await further tests to determine how long the former Borussia Dortmund striker will be out after he withdrew from the Norway camp with a groin injury. With City fighting for honours on three…

The King of the Jungle bares his teeth into a huge smile as he was pictured mating with a lioness in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Hilarious photos show a lion looking very proud of himself as he mates with a lioness. The King of the Jungle is seen mounting his mate in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. During their encounter, the male big cat is seen in various positions during his states of arousal. As he prepares to mount the lioness, she lies on the floor while he becomes more excited. From standing on his hind legs, showing…

Japanese carmaker Lexus has developed a concept for a recreational off-highway vehicle with a combustion engine fueled by hydrogen instead of petrol. The buggy has many of the hallmarks of a regular recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV), including exposed suspension and chunky tyres, but features Lexus’ first hydrogen engine. According to the brand, the ROV Concept generates “near-zero emissions” through its use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel. This is stored in a high-pressure tank at the rear of the vehicle, which is shielded by a sleek black protective cage and a lightweight dark-bronze body. Unlike Lexus’s LF-FC concept car from…

Swedish automaker Polestar has launched an initiative that allows art collectors to directly trade artworks for the company’s Polestar 1 performance hybrid car. Production of the Polestar 1 vehicle is scheduled to cease at the end of 2021, after which its manufacturer predicts the car will become a collector’s item. In celebration of the vehicle and its legacy, Polestar will allow buyers to trade in pieces of fine art that match the value of the car, for a limited time. “The hand-built Polestar 1 is limited to 1,500 cars and with production due to end soon, it will surely become…

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The talented Norwegian forward, who has already scored 11 goals in seven games for Borussia Dortmund this season, is also a world record holder for the longest standing long jump for 5-year-old’s. No, really. Following his heroics against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night, where he bagged both goals in a 2-1 win, Twitter user @AndreOstgaard uncovered the remarkable stat surrounding his athletics career. As a youngster, Haaland’s father Alf-Inge, used to “test” Erling by taking him to play a range of sports, including cross-country skiing, handball and athletics. And it was the latter where the youngster excelled. In…

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) was officially announced that the TF-X MMU fifth generation stealth fighter jet left its hangar on 18 March 2023, and make its first flight by the end of 2023. The taxiing and ground running tests of the prototype began two days before the scheduled roll-out, on March 16, 2023. The TAI TF-X (Turkish Fighter), alternatively named in Turkish as Milli Muharip Ucak (MMU, National Combat Aircraft), abbreviated as MMU, is a stealth twin-engine all-weather air superiority fighter in development by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and BAE Systems as its sub-contractor. The TF-X MMU is planned to…