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  1. Humans

    From the December 19 & 26, 1936, issues

    CHRISTMAS HOLLY TREES HAVE THEIR FLOWERS TOO Despite the popularity of the familiar red holly berries for Christmas decorations, few of us are familiar with the rare beauty of the holly tree’s flower. The illustration on the front cover of this week’s Science News Letter is one of the superb enlargements in Walter E. Rogers’ […]

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  2. Tech

    Ahead of the Curve: Novel morphing wing may reduce aircraft’s fuel use

    A prototype aircraft wing has demonstrated in its first flight tests that its morphing might save fuel.

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  3. 19774

    I haven’t seen any reference to the similarity between the “morphing” wing in this article and the “warping” wing that the Wright brothers used on their gliders and powered aircraft.