Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a flapping-wing drone that can locate and hover around a moving light source like a moth drawn to a flame.
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New Research Reveals How Reptiles ‘Package Up and Pee’ Crystalline Waste
Both avian and non-avian reptiles excrete excess nitrogen in solid form — colloquially termed ‘urates’ — as an evolutionary adaptation that aids in water conservation. Yet, there are many open questions regarding the composition,…
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Relativity completes Terran R thrust section, continues testing ahead of first launch
Relativity completes Terran R thrust section, continues testing ahead of first launch – NASASpaceFlight.com
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Early Earth’s magnetic field shaped the surface of the planet
A new analysis argues that Earth’s magnetic field during the Ediacaran had structure hiding inside its wild swings. The work points to a pattern that could finally let scientists place continents more reliably for around 565 million years…
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When is a ‘double fireball’ not a ‘double fireball’: Wild meteor videos explained by a trick of the light
Onlookers were dazzled on the night of Oct. 16 when a bright green fireball blazed earthward in the skies over several Eastern Seaboard U.S. states, leaving a short-lived glowing trail in its wake as it streaked earthward before flaring and…
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Extinction rates have slowed across many plant and animal groups, study shows
Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea that extinction rates are rapidly accelerating.
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