One secret is their specialized hind wings. High-speed cameras show that flies' modified hind wings help with their speedy takeoffs.

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After about 282 rodent droppings were found in a restaurant’s kitchen, an employee removed them — along with equipment and utensils soiled by the rodent droppings — and then handled clean equipment, ...

Swiss aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard is developing a plane powered by liquid hydrogen after a much-hyped flight in 2015 ...

Swiss aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard is developing a plane powered by liquid hydrogen after a much-hyped flight in 2015 ...

While watching a feisty cockatoo chase after a hawk, CrowdScience listener Alison saw the hawk catch a thermal and rise effortlessly into the sky. The cockatoo gave chase, but the hawk climbed higher ...

Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?

Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?

Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.