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The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious
Across New Jersey, reports of mysterious drone sightings have been rising for weeks, with people contacting authorities and…
Why the US Military Can’t Just Shoot Down the Mystery Drones
“By all indications, [small unmanned aerial systems] will present a safety and security risk to military installations and…
I Flew Over an Erupting Icelandic Volcano in a Helicopter. Maybe You Can, Too
My first day in Iceland this past August was clear and sunny, a vacationer’s dream. And it turned…
Robotic pigeon reveals how birds fly without a vertical tail fin
A pigeon-inspired robot has solved the mystery of how birds fly without the vertical tail fins that human-designed…
Carbon emissions from private jets have exploded in recent years
Elon Musk boards his private jet in Beijing in 2023 JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images Flights taken on…
The ‘Rolex on the Wall’ That Kissinger, Reagan and Sinatra Loved, but You’ve Never Heard Of
For decades, it was the only way to visualize global time and daylight before the internet. Despite the…
How to Fly With Only a Personal Item—Plus Our 3 Favorite Small Bags (2024)
I have always been a r/OneBag traveler. In my twenties and thirties, it was euphemistically called “backpacking,” even…
Jet contrails may cool the planet by day and warm it by night
Aircraft contrails seem to have a net cooling effect in the daytime Richard Newstead/Getty Images Taking a day…
Pilots Are Dying of Tiredness. Tech Can’t Save Them
In May 2023, Air India launched safety management software called Coruson, as well as BAM (Boeing Alertness Model),…
Somehow, the Dog Situation on Airplanes Has Gotten Even Wilder
But now in-cabin pets are subject to the same kind of strict entry requirements—and paperwork—as pets in cargo…