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Conifer seed fossils caught learning helicopter flight
Millions of years ago, plant seeds started spinning like rotors in order to be dispersed by the wind, but they had to lose one of two wings to do it well
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World’s biggest and strongest rocket booster fires up
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Robo-raven morphs its wings to back flip in mid-air
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First drone laws could trip up Amazon’s delivery plans
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Life
Geese use the Himalayas like a massive rollercoaster
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AirAsia crash may have been caused by a stall
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Environment
Wind riders: Amazing albatross flight inspires drones
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Earth
Bio-drone simply melts away when it crashes
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Turbopump failure behind Orbital rocket explosion
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Technology
Personal helicopter will be as easy to drive as a car
Within two years, an 18-rotor battery-powered helicopter will be on sale to rich commuters who dream of open skies instead of gridlocked highways
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Health
Why closing borders won’t stop Ebola’s rampage
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Earth
Up with the thunderclouds above the Amazon rainforest
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US opens ‘drone zones’ for a year of pioneer testing
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Dinosaurs shrank for 50 million years to become birds
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