With climate change, the skies are becoming more turbulent. Can today’s planes still keep us safe? With climate change, the skies are becoming more turbulent. Can today’s planes still keep us safe?

Few would deny that German weaponry was often decades ahead of the Allies... producing jet fighters, cruise missiles, super heavy tanks and even long-range ballistic missiles; it being the sheer ...

Japan is building a train that can hit 503 km/h and cut Tokyo to Osaka down to just 67 minutes. The secret isn’t a bigger engine - it’s superconducting magnets chilled to extreme temperatures so the ...

China just sent a clear signal about where it believes air travel is headed next. A Shanghai-based aviation company called AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, now recognized as the world's largest flying ...

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There are times in the life of a high-flyer when you’ll need to get on a light aircraft. It’s about getting where you need to go – a far-flung lodge, a remote site visit – as swiftly as possibly. One ...

Don’t start with moon shots. by Thomas H. Davenport and Rajeev Ronanki In 2013, the MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a “moon shot” project: diagnose and recommend treatment plans for certain forms ...

Birds as Flying Machines A sequel to the article on the aerodynamics of birds in the April, 1952, issue of this magazine. Among the remarkable adaptations birds have made to life in the air are high ...