The discovery of a 127-million-year-old fossil in northeastern China is filling an important evolutionary gap between…
Somehow during the history of Earth, life took to the skies. As these winged creatures evolved, they specialized and…
Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are currently investigating a plane that was held on the…
An Air China flight crew had to enact emergency protocols during a flight from Hong Kong to the city of Dalian on…
If you’re arachnophobic, I hate to tell you this, but spiders can fly.
United Airlines had its third dog-related mishap this week, following up on the death of a puppy its flight attendants…
Owing to its distinctly bird-like features, Archaeopteryx is one of the most intriguing dinosaurs known to science.…
Switching its in-flight magazine Hemisphere to a lighter variety of paper that saved an ounce a copy has saved United…
Even with the hours of preamble as I shuffle through the airport to my gate, flying is still an amazing experience for…
Your childhood fantasies of soaring through the air like Iron Man or Superman will seem far less fantastic after this…
Most birds get all the lift they need to fly with the downward stroke of their wings—meaning there’s no upward force…
Some of life’s simplest questions get swept under the rug for a long time—after all, the most widespread phenomena…
Tethering yourself to a giant kite that’s strong enough to pull you right off the ground seems a lot less terrifying…
We all know the bloodcurdling sound of a bloodsucking mosquito that has made its way into our general vicinity. It’s a…
Bao Bao the giant panda is on her way to China today and National Zoo Director Dennis Kelly only has one thing on his…
In 2012, designer John Collins constructed a paper airplane that flew an astonishing 226 feet, establishing a distance…
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard the most metal flight of your lives. Let’s do some…
Even when unlocking the very secrets of the universe, one must always put safety first. That’s why researchers at…
All hail the Brazilian free-tailed bat, which has just claimed a new flight speed record for all mammal-kind.
Flight is one of those evolutionary wonders that’s hard to fully appreciate with two squishy eyeballs and a linear…
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