Nature has always inspired science and technology — from the invention of Velcro being inspired by ‘hard to remove plant burrs’ to the colour display of e-readers mimicking the sheen of butterfly ...

DANBURY, Conn. — A battery-powered glider crashed into the roof of a Connecticut home, injuring the pilot and scaring a mother and her two children who were watching TV. Neighbors described hearing a ...

It took mankind untold eons to learn how to fly, but now artificial intelligence is doing something similar and in a fraction of the time. No, there's no robots constructing planes like the Wright ...

When scientists wish to gather oceanographic data over long distances – but without disturbing marine life – autonomous "underwater gliders" are often used. A new one is claimed to be highly ...

Setting a bottle adrift with a message in it is, by most measures, an act of desperation. The sea regularly swats mighty ships to their doom, so what chance would a tiny glass bottle have bobbing ...

Two people died Saturday in a powered hang glider crash at Kaena Point State Park on Oahu’s North Shore. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the crash that occurred past Dillingham ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — A battery-powered ...

In this Tuesday evening, June 4, 2019 photo, a glider, flown by a local business owner, crashed into a house on Golden Hill Avenue while making its approach to Danbury Airport, in Danbury, Conn.