Join us as we document the ambitious upgrade of a custom-built flying motorcycle, transforming it into a unique experimental flying machine. From design challenges to precision machining of aluminum ...

Japan is building a train that can hit 503 km/h and cut Tokyo to Osaka down to just 67 minutes. The secret isn’t a bigger engine - it’s superconducting magnets chilled to extreme temperatures so the ...

En route to his best year in professional golf, which included three wins and 12 top-10 finishes, Ben Griffin made a boatload of birdies—427 of them, in fact. He also finished in the top 10 in 12 ...

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Consists of two accounts by Swedenborg; the first translated by C. T. Odhner from a photolithographed manuscript in the Cathedral library of Linköping, Sweden; the second translated by H. L. Odhner ...

Rowing supports weight loss by helping create a calorie deficit, since you burn calories while exercising. Pair regular rowing with a lower-calorie diet for better fat loss results. Calories burned ...

Birds as Flying Machines A sequel to the article on the aerodynamics of birds in the April, 1952, issue of this magazine. Among the remarkable adaptations birds have made to life in the air are high ...