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Life

Dark feathers give birds hot wings that may save energy during flight

Birds with dark wing feathers may fly more efficiently because of the way the wings heat up in sunlight and change the way air flows over the wing

Wright brothers first powered flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, US, on 17 December 1903

First powered flight

Xiamen University in China is also attempting to build a hypersonic vehicle

Technology

China wants to make the fastest planes ever with a new material

A flying car

Technology

Flying cars could be greener than electric ones in some circumstances

arts of an engine and landing gear lie in a pile after being gathered by workers during the continuing recovery efforts at the crash site of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302

Technology

Crashed Boeing 737s lacked upgrades that could have warned pilots

A plane in flight

Technology

UK and other EU countries ban Boeing 737 Max after Ethiopia crash

Environment

Spiders can 鈥榝ly鈥� because they make near-invisible paragliders

purple sky with lightning and a plane in the background

Physics

Lightning leaves clouds of radiation and antimatter in its wake

flying bird

Environment

Drone designers accidentally explain colour of albatross wings

Technology

Flying and rolling drone will map underground mines on its own

Underground spaces can be tricky and dangerous for humans to explore, but a new drone is up to the task

Technology

Futuristic artwork captures sounds to celebrate famous airfield

Environment

Bird eggs may be shaped by the way their mother flies

Technology

Small bang theory: Supersonic flight without the din

Environment

Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline