Many organisms can transition smoothly from one mode of locomotion to another, often by using the same body parts. For example, flying fish use their fins to steer underwater, and these same ...

Drone aircraft are no longer curiosities—they're widely used in recreation, transportation, and even warfare. Most of these flying machines use rotary-wing quadcopter designs, which allow them to take ...

This is pretty cool! I appreciate how dramatic the audio is on the slow-motion video clip in the article. The Mars atmosphere is so thin (0.007 bar) that a conventional fixed wing aircraft would need ...