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  1. Tech

    50 years ago, engineers tried catching commercial planes in nets

    Fifty years ago, aviation experts tried helping commercial aircraft come to a stop during landing by catching them in massive nets. The idea crash-landed for commercial flights, but it’s still used in the military.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  2. Life

    The physics of mosquito takeoffs shows why you don’t feel a thing

    Even when full of blood, mosquitoes use more wing force than leg force to escape a host undetected — clue to why they’re so good at spreading disease.

    By Mariah Quintanilla
  3. Health & Medicine

    Animal study reveals how a fever early in pregnancy can cause birth defects

    Using chicken embryos, study shows that heat itself, not an infectious agent, is the driving factor behind certain heart and facial birth defects.