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Last month, the United States and 22 other countries agreed to the first-ever global carbon emissions standards for commercial aircraft. The standards, set by the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), are estimated to reduce carbon emissions by more … Continue reading →

What happens when you tinker with the design specs of a live flyer? Four European scientists with specialties in biology and aerodynamics got together and ran some clever experiments with fruit flies to find out. The biologists found ways to … Continue reading →

Elliotte Friedman March 8, 2016, 3:19 PM Elliotte Friedman   March 8, 2016, 3:19 PM Months after returning to the NHL from an executive stint with the Buffalo Sabres, Pat LaFontaine quietly reached out to several of North America’s top amateur … Continue reading →

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries is one of those rare TV shows that not only follows through on its initial, delightful premise’s promises, but manages to fill a pop culture void in the process.  Set in 1920s Melbourne and focusing on the … Continue reading →

Katsushige Nakahashi’s Zero Project (2000 – ) involves a curator leading a group of volunteers in the construction of a full-scale World War II Japanese Zero fighter plane. The construction materials are 25,000 photographs taken from a scale model of … Continue reading →

— Strong US job growth in Feb. helps dispel recession fears WASHINGTON (AP) — A robust February jobs report showcased a resilient U.S. economy just as fears of a new recession had begun to surface. Economic reports in recent weeks … Continue reading →

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — On the way home from his job at Boeing South Carolina, a young engineer stops to explain why he moved last year from the company’s Puget Sound operations to this rising counterpart in the South. “I … Continue reading →