A tiny species of lizard is so light that it falls to the ground like a feather, scientists have discovered.
Outwardly, little of the animal's body seems adapted to flying, gliding or moving through the air in any way.
But a slow-motion camera has revealed that when the lizard jumps from a height, it can slow the rate of its descent and land gently on the ground.
The lizard's surprising aerial ability might help explain how some animals became true gliders.
Passengers on Thomas Cook flight TCX9641 from Menorca were told to expect an eight-hour wait while an engineer was flown out from the UK.
One passenger then identified himself as a qualified aircraft engineer and offered to try to remedy the fault.
He was successful, and the plane landed in Glasgow only 35 minutes late.
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"Then a stewardess told us there was an engineer on board and they were checking out to see if he could work on it. He was obviously successful. When he came back onto the plane there was a round of applause from the back of the aircraft.
"It was reassuring to know the person who had fixed it was still on the aeroplane. What are the odds o something like that happening?"
