A giant egg equipped with rotors and "Transformers"-style robots are among some of the creative designs submitted in a $2 million dollar contest to dream up new ways of flying. A giant egg equipped ...

In this video, I share my opinion on two fascinating aerial innovations: the Flying Fish W650 and the Mobula Delta Wing FW650 ...

From the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, helicopters have done more than just transport troops; they have reshaped ...

Leonardo da Vinci was, by any metric, a genius – but he was still limited by his time. The man may have been a secret authority on anatomy, music, art, engineering, and even frickin’ paleogeography, ...

Keeping track of a moth or fly in order to swat it is one of many the banes of human existence. Scientists have now designed a robot that can accurately track these insects, and they're going to do a ...

This summer, 40 teams will be launching homemade, human-powered airships off of a 27-foot-tall flight deck in Milwaukee and gliding over — and then into — Lake Michigan. Red Bull Flugtag — named after ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...