Relationship between mass, wing area and wingbeat frequency holds true for insects, bats, birds, whales and even a flapping robot
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Betty Barber reviews The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman
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New work validates key elements of balance theory put forward nearly 80 years ago
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Here are the answers to the cryptic quantum-physics word search
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Viewers in parts of Mexico, the US and Canada enjoyed a rare total solar eclipse yesterday
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New work could change the way we think about how soft materials adhere to surfaces
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Try our fiendish quantum-physics cryptic word search, created by Ian Randall
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Laser wavelengths depend on bubble's size, paving the way for bubble-laser-based sensors of pressure or ambient electric field
Read article: Soap bubbles transform into lasers
Wave carried surfers by as we stood on a rainy riverbank
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Mysterious samples from the ocean floor are not associated with 2014 meteor, study suggests
Read article: Seismic signal that pointed to alien technology was actually a passing truck
