Recent research has shown that most scientific papers on coral biodiversity are led by people in high-income countries with few coral reefs. Reinhard Dirscherl / ullstein bild via Getty Images This ...

“A transmitter on the radiosonde sends the data back to tracking equipment on the ground every one to two seconds. By ...

The research team from Polytechnique Montréal, led by Professors David Mélançon and Frédérick Gosselin, took this idea and applied it to engineering. They laser-cut circular shapes of plastic with ...

Once deployed, the plastic or paper sheet, cut using a kirigami pattern, opens into an inverted bell shape, acting as a parachute when the cargo is attached at its center. Credit must be given to the ...

While this year's Atlantic hurricane season hasn't been especially active, the few storms that have formed have been ...

Whether on a special ops jump from 25,000 feet or with hundreds of paratroopers filling the sky, U.S. troops use a wide range of parachutes. By Joshua Skovlund Updated Aug 12, 2024 10:05 AM EDT ...