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From flying pigeons and cats

This video from the Aerospace Medical Division Hq 657Oth Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories includes scenes from an F-104 seat ejection trial and the effects of weightlessness on cats and pigeons in a C-131.

The robots are coming!

A team of scientists led by Vijay Kumar has created agile aerial robots that swarm and sense each other.

Bye Bye Birdie

Match made in science heaven: NASA + Angry Birds.

Transit of Venus 2012

Giant and colossal squids have super-powerful eyes

Giant and colossal squids have soccer-ball-sized eyes that detect large moving objects at 120 metres.

Young galaxy cluster found

Astronomers have discovered the most distant example of a galaxy cluster.

The wondrous world of dinosaurs

Iridescent feathers were the ultimate social tool for non-avian dinosaurs such as Microraptor.  

Immortal worms defy aging

Forget botox injections and age-defying creams, a species of flatworm may hold the key to looking young forever.

Thickest parts of Arctic ice cap melting faster

NASA scientists reveal that the oldest, thickest sea ice is disappearing at a faster rate than the younger and thinner ice.

Preserving the Magna Carta

There’s a lot of work involved in preserving medieval documents.

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