Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a flying ferry
An electric hydrofoil ferry could be the future of public transportation. Enlarge (credit: Candela) Three feet above the waves, the Candela P-12 sprints across Lake Mälaren near Stockholm, Sweden. With only its hydrofoils cut.....»»
First polar bear to die of bird flu: What are the implications?
Climate change is a threat to polar bear's survival. Now they have a new deadly challenge facing them: bird flu. It was recently confirmed that a polar bear from northern Alaska has died from the disease......»»
Last flight of Russia’s downed A-50 AWACS plane — video
Last flight of Russia’s downed A-50 AWACS plane — video.....»»
Famous xkcd comic comes full circle with AI bird-identifying binoculars
Swarovski AX Visio, billed as first "smart binoculars," names species and tracks location. Enlarge / The Swarovski Optik Visio binoculars, with an excerpt of a 2014 xkcd comic strip called "Tasks" in the corner. (credit: xckd / S.....»»
Swarovki Optic AX Visio at CES 2024
Bird lovers are sure to folk to the Swarovki Optic AX Visio the latest in birdwatching tech to come out of CES 2024 The post Swarovki Optic AX Visio at CES 2024 appeared first on Phandroid. One of the techs to take flight at this year̵.....»»
United Airlines plane makes an emergency landing after a warning about a possible door issue
United Airlines plane makes an emergency landing after a warning about a possible door issue.....»»
Investors are "flying blind" to risk of climate lawsuits, researchers say
Polluting companies could be liable for trillions in damages from climate lawsuits. But few investors and regulators are taking these risks into account when evaluating companies' climate-related financial risks, according to new Oxford Sustainable L.....»»
Astrobotic’s Peregrine keeps on flying, but for how much longer?
Despite a damaging propellant leak, Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft continues to operate and gather data. But it doesn't have long left......»»
Q&A: Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 passengers likely would have died if blowout occurred above 40,000 feet, says physicist
If the Alaska Airlines plane that lost a portion of its fuselage while ascending after takeoff Friday had been flying at normal cruising altitude, its passengers and crew would probably have died from the depressurization event, according to a Northe.....»»
More delays for NASA"s astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026
Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday......»»
Supernal wants the S-A2 to deliver us from gridlock with quiet, electric aviation
The SA-2 will take off vertically and cruise at up to 120 mph on electricity alone, delivering the comfort of a plane and the agility of a helicopter......»»
Apple nabs four Creative Arts Emmys in first ceremony
The Apple TV+ comedy "Ted Lasso" has continued its awards success by securing two Creative Arts Emmys on the first night, with "Black Bird" and "Five Days at Memorial" also winning categories.The first of the two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards took.....»»
Navajo objection to flying human ashes to the Moon won’t delay launch
"They’re not going to remove the human remains and keep them here on Earth." Enlarge / The Moon sets over sandstone formations on the Navajo Nation. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images) Science instruments aren't the onl.....»»
In Colombia, rare bird flaunts male and female feathers
On the right side of its body, the bird flaunted the typical blue plumage and black head of the male Green Honeycreeper. On the left, it was a beautiful grass green......»»
Logging and climate change threaten montane birds
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have studied the effects of forest logging and climate change on bird communities in tropical mountains, by examining over 10 years of data......»»
Feathers from deceased birds help scientists understand new threat to avian populations
As concerns over the world's declining bird population mount, animal ecologists have developed an analytical approach to better understand one of the latest threats to feathered creatures: the rise of wind and solar energy facilities......»»
Fossil birds: Surfaces of cervical vertebrae show conspicuous tubercles that may have served as "internal bony armor"
An international research team has examined unusual skeletal structures of various European bird fossils from the Eocene. The bone surfaces of the approximately 40- to 50-million-year-old cervical vertebrae show conspicuous tubercles, whose origin as.....»»
Face to face with sun-eclipsing Proba-3
Through exquisite, millimeter-scale, formation flying, the dual satellites making up ESA's Proba-3 will accomplish what was previously a space mission impossible: Cast a precisely held shadow from one platform to the other, in the process blocking ou.....»»
This bird is like a GPS for honey
The honeyguide recognizes calls made by different human groups. Enlarge / A greater honeyguide (credit: Keabetswe Maposa) With all the technological advances humans have made, it may seem like we’ve lost touch with na.....»»
SpaceX launches secretive US military spacecraft on research mission
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket blasted back into space on Thursday night to ferry the US military's secretive X-37B drone to a research mission......»»
Avian influenza has killed millions of seabirds around the world: Antarctica could be next
Antarctica is often imagined as the last untouched wilderness. Unfortunately, avian influenza ("bird flu") is encroaching on the icy continent. The virus has already reached the sub-Antarctic islands between the Antarctic Peninsula and South America......»»