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New study finds otriches and other large flightless birds had long-distance flying ancestors

A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How This Legendary Artist’s Obsession With Flight Led Him to Create Stunning Imagery Featuring Spacecraft, Birds and Insects

Ahead of painter Robert Rauschenberg’s centennial this fall, a new book details how he was fueled by looking to the sky ...
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How to make a micro RC balsa wood airplane / glider

This time we're going to modify our last glider to make it RC, with a micro motor so we can have a lot more fun flying for up to 7 minutes. This balsa wood airplane / glider was made in a previous ...
National Audubon Society

Common Birds Are Declining the Fastest, and Habitat Loss Is to Blame, a New Study Finds

It’s no secret that birds are struggling. North America has lost billions of them since the 1970s and today more than one-third of bird species are considered under threat. While efforts to stem the ...