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A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows that dragonflies are losing key features due to climate change...

NASA is planning a robotic mission for the mid-2020s, and they've chosen two finalists for a possible destination. One option could snag a sample from a comet nucleus, which could help us understand the origins of life and...

Since the early days of our existence, humans have always been jealous of flying animals. From bugs to birds, we've spent a lot of time trying to copy organisms who have the ability to defy gravity. Our modern planes, helicopters,...

The natural world has inspired a lot of technological innovations, but it seems it could also be aiding in the design of future robots. A team from Duke University is researching dragonflies in order to better understand...

Developing an idea first sought by the U.S. military — one-man, easy-to-fly helicopters — Avimech has created a 230-pound helicopter that uses hydrogen peroxide for fuel and emits nothing but water vapor. The...