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Evidence of play-like interaction with carousel in insects
Scientists have for the first time demonstrated play-like behavior in flies. They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel.
Lasers, Waffle Fries and the Secrets in Pterosaurs’ Tails
Above the shores of prehistoric seas and lakes, pterosaurs roamed the skies. They were feathered creatures that ranged in ...
Goodyear Blimp at 100: From Ronald Reagan to Ice Cube, ‘floating piece of Americana’ still thriving
At 100 years old, the blimp is an ageless star in the sky. And the 246-foot-long airship will be in the background of the ...
Innovators gear up work on ‘green’ hydrogen plane with plans for nonstop 9-day trip around Earth
Swiss aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard is developing a plane powered by liquid hydrogen after a much-hyped flight in 2015 ...
Smithsonian Magazine23h
Scientists Discover ‘Groundbreaking’ Jurassic Fossil That Could Overhaul the Evolutionary History of Birds
Researchers in China found Baminornis zhenghensis, which lived at roughly the same time as the famous Archaeopteryx but ...
‘You get one split second’: The story behind a viral bird photo
A photographer’s Covid-era hobby turned into a four-year project that produced around half a million photos. But one stood out from them all.
MIT created swarms of insect drones that look like something out of a sci-fi movie
Researchers at MIT have created a group of robotic insects that they hope to be able to use as a swarm of pollinators in the ...