The Insane Evolution of: Flight

Watch the first episode of Becoming Human on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-bipedalism Watch this episode ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-the-insane-evolution-of-flight Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/realscience Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniesammann Credits: Narrator: Stephanie Sammann Writer: Lorraine Boissoneault Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Editor: David O'Sullivan Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations) Illustrator: Elfy Chiang (https://www.elfylandstudios.com/) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net/) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel) Producer: Brian McManus () Imagery courtesy of Getty Images References: [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452959/ [2] https://www.nps.gov/cato/learn/nature/insects.htm [3] https://news.stanford.edu/2018/01/23/insects-took-off-evolved-wings/ [4] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982216314610#bib3 [5] https://www.the-scientist.com/notebook/unearthing-the-evolutionary-origins-of-insect-wings-69845?_ga=2.47373476.2093500862.1659640892-872914349.1659640892 [6] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-1257-8 [7] http://pterosaur.net/species.php [8] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016699520300024 [9] https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/the-origins-of-flight-from-birds-to-bugs-to-planes [10] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mam.12211 [11] https://www.science.org/content/article/winged-robots-hint-origins-flight [12] https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0915099107 [13] https://asknature.org/strategy/respiratory-system-facilitates-efficient-gas-exchange/ [14] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mam.12211 [15] https://www.britannica.com/animal/bat-mammal/Form-and-function [16] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/mam.12211 [17] https://www.britannica.com/animal/flying-fox [18] https://www.livescience.com/biggest-birds-on-earth