Other than spacecraft, aircraft are the fastest vehicles, leaving cars and bikes for dust. We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown ...

The regional editors of Fastest Known Time, the official arbiter of FKTs, have spoken. The consensus: record-setters from around the globe made selecting the best FKTs of year harder than ever. In ...

Researchers at Tsinghua University developed the Optical Feature Extraction Engine (OFE2), an optical engine that processes data at 12.5 GHz using light rather than electricity. Its integrated ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will reach its closest point to our world Dec. 19 and people will be able to observe it from home with telescopes on the ground, according to NASA. Since it was ...

This paper elucidates the ecological context of two theropod dinosaurs of differing body sizes inhabiting the lakeshore region of Otog Banner, Inner Mongolia. The larger theropod exhibited a walking ...

Editor’s note: This is the eighth story in a series titled “Virtual Dominance: How a cyber charter school has upended K-12 education in Pa.” The series investigates the causes and consequences of the ...

Over the past year, Michelino Sunseri, a professional trail runner, has had a recurring joke with the patrons at his other job as a bartender in the mountains of Wyoming. “Oh, dude,” he recalls the ...

This photo shows three peaks that are part of the Grand Teton mountain range: (from left to right) Grand Teton, Middle Teton and South Teton. President Donald Trump pardoned an Idaho man who was ...

The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark Energy Camera at it, highlighting the potential dangers of unseen asteroids.

When Joe Baur arrives in Cleveland on Oct. 25, he will have accomplished more than the fastest recorded run across the state of Ohio (if all goes to plan). The Mentor, Ohio native has returned to his ...

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