Winter bugs called snow fleas are born in icy waters and feed on algae that grows on snow. Spring-tails are also called snow fleas and they leap around on snow banks. They eat the sap which oozes from trees. Spring-tails look very similar to fossils of 300 million years ago!
Airline safety may get superjumbo lift
Airline safety may get superjumbo lift A new double-decker jet is being built which will
hold 650 passengers. The plane is being built with new
technological safety features, such as an onboard electronic map
library which will replace the pile of paper maps that pilots now
use. Pilot visibility will also be improved by locating the cockpit
closer to the ground. Pilots will also have a display showing the
orientation of the nose gear. Fully loaded, the plane will weigh
540,000 kilograms. DECEMBER 4, 2000
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