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Two Days Aloft: 'Vanilla' Drone Breaks Endurance Record
DARPA's 'Vanilla' drone claimed a record with a 56-hour flight.
Amazon's 'Mothership': Retailer Gets Patent for Mega-Drone
Amazon recently patented a large and robust flying drone made up of lots of smaller drones, for carrying heavy packages.
8 Ways Animal Flight Inspires Drone Designs
How do scientists build better flying robots? They look to the natural world for inspiration.
New Flying Robots Take Cues From Airborne Animals
From navigating turbulence, to sleeping midflight, to soaring without a sound, animals' flight adaptations are helping scientists design better flying robots.
How Lasers and a Goggle-Wearing Parrot Could Aid Flying Robot Designs
A parrot wears tiny, red-tinted goggles and flaps through laser-lit airborne particles to test computer models that explain how animals fly — and shows that there’s room for improvement.
Flying Robotic Ambulance Completes First Solo Test Flight
A new automated, flying ambulance completed its first solo flight, offering a potential solution for challenging search and rescue missions.
New 'Science Comics' Books Tackle Sharks, Brains, Drones and More
A series of graphic non-fiction books is proving that comics are terrific for telling stories about science.
