Tag Archives: Flying

A red-footed booby hones in on a flying fish. Scientists attached minuscule cameras to two red-footed boobies, which recorded footage of the seabirds hunting a shoal of flying fish in the Indian Ocean. The birds live on a remote archipelago and were following the fish that can make powerful leaps out of the water. The camera caught the boobies plucking …

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham never thought it would get to this point — where her mother is sending warning texts to watch out for flying green dildos, instead of her usual “good luck” message before WNBA games. During the latest installment of the “Show Me Something” podcast, Cunningham revealed the new pregame warning her mom sends her amid the …

A whale has died after being struck by a boat Saturday afternoon along the Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, New Jersey. Officials with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said they received a call from the New Jersey State Police Marine Unit after they spotted a whale in the Barnegat Bay, near the inlet, around 2:45 p.m. Saturday. MMSC staffers connected …

Rocket Lab has asked regulators for permission to transport oversized Neutron rocket structures through shallow waters to a spaceport off the coast of Virginia as it races to meet a September delivery deadline. The request, which was made in July, is a temporary stopgap while the company awaits federal clearance to dredge a permanent channel to the Wallops Island site. …

QUICK FACTS Name: Colugo, or Sunda flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus). Also known as the Malayan flying lemur Where it lives: Tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia What it eats: Flowers, buds, shoots, leaves, sap and nectar Why it’s awesome: Colugos are commonly called “flying lemurs,” but the name is misleading. These nocturnal mammals look somewhat like lemurs, with small, furry faces …

Katy Perry had quite the fright when she nearly fell midair into the crowd while performing atop a giant butterfly prop. The close call occurred July 18 at Chase Center in San Francisco, one of Perry’s stops on her “Lifetimes Tour.” During part of the show, Perry climbs atop the prop to sing her 2013 motivational song “Roar.” But on …

Sometimes you can’t help but laugh at the competitive dynamics in the airline industry. Here’s a funny example of that, obviously reflecting the rivalry between Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. Scott Kirby is flattered by Delta’s Hong Kong flight Yesterday, United announced its Q2 2025 financial results, and during the earnings call, United CEO Scott Kirby was asked about …

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Marvel If I had one complaint about the recent Superman, it wasn’t about the movie itself, but the marketing that led up to the release of the film that seemed like an attempt to map out almost every moment from the film. Perhaps without context at times, but by the time we got multiple trailers …

TOKYO — NASA officials say there is a “strong chance” that the next test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle will be uncrewed as work continues to fix issues with the spacecraft. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at …

James Gunn‘s Superman has taken flight at the box office. The highly anticipated superhero tentpole, from DC Studios and Warner Bros., is on course to top Friday’s domestic box office chart with $55 million, including a record $22.5 million in Thursday previews and sneak Imax screening earlier in the week, according to early returns. Superman’s opening has been the subject of …