Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 6, February 2026. SignificanceMicroraptorwas a Cretaceous theropod dinosaur hypothesized to be a glider or a powered flyer. It was unlike any modern flying vertebrate in having a multiwinged flight planform. Here, we investigate the gliding flight ofMicroraptorusing …
Observations from the Little Bunker
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Atmospheric CO₂
429.9 ppm
+17.3
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1946.47 ppb
+6.49
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year