Undulating their bodies keeps flying snakes from tumbling out of control
The work could eventually lead to a new control template for flying snake-like robots.

The work could eventually lead to a new control template for flying snake-like robots.
The number of calls made to the help hotline of the Mazi gia to Paidi (Together for Children) by divorced parents or couples seeking advice about getting a divorce doubled during the lockdown compared to similar periods in recent years, according to staff at the nongovernment organization.
The U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as businesses reopened, but coronavirus cases continue to rise. Both President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden responded to the latest numbers Thursday morning.
An auction to sell disputed ancient artifacts from Africa went ahead in Paris on Monday, despite calls to halt the controversial sale. Journalist Oluwatosin Adeshokan joined CBSN to discuss how artifacts are being sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars even as the countries they originated from suffer devastating economic impacts from the coronavirus.
As you may recall, a few weeks back, Twitter made a decision to add a fact check to some tweets by President Trump, and a few days later, to put a label on some of his tweets, saying that they violated Twitter's policies, and would normally be deleted, but Twitter decided that given the newsworthiness of the speaker, they would be left up (though without the ability to comment or retweet them). The president reacted about as well as expected, meaning he whined vociferously, and eventually issued a silly executive order. Читать дальше...
Government support and payments deferrals are giving borrowers extra breathing room to meet obligations
The all-rounder has been tested for Covid-19 after feeling unwell overnight.
Monthly average consumption of steel scrap in Brazil was expected to have fallen by 50% year-on-year during the first half of 2020, amid lower demand from steelmakers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, local scrap association Inesfa said on Thursday July 2.
CHELSEA were stunned at the London Stadium as Andriy Yarmolenko netted a dramatic 90th minute winner for West Ham. That comes after The Sun exclusively revealed that Frank Lampard expects to sign Declan Rice from the Hammers and convert him to a centre-back. Follow all the latest transfer updates and gossip from West London below…
The historian faces a backlash after comments he made during an interview are condemned as "racist".
The TV historian said slavery was not genocide as "so many damn blacks survived".
An anti-racism group in Sudbury is calling for changes to the local police service.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga again said that the central government is not considering declaring a state of emergency.
The French designer logged a decade at the Belgian brand, rising to creative director.
Majed Turk, 42, has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and criminal harassment, Ottawa police said Thursday.
Call it Spring Training 2.0. Call it Summer Camp. Call it whatever you want. It's July and Major League Baseball is ramping up once again for its season – with games slated to begin in a few weeks. It figures to be the strangest Twins season in recent memory – maybe ever? – and to get you ready here are 10 of the biggest oddities that figure to play out: *Every Twins game will be against one of nine opponents. The schedule is only 60 games, which will feel strange enough, but all of it will be vs. Читать дальше...
22-year-old Alex McHenry is one of five Greencore Munster Rugby Academy players who has stepped up to a senior contract with Munster following the completion of his time in the Academy. McHenry, Diarmuid Barron, Liam Coombes, Keynan Knox and Jack O’Sullivan are now members of the senior squad having graduated from the Academy. Read the […]
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The number of cases reported from June 28-July 1 are - June 28 (2,889), June 29 (2,084), June 30 (2,199) and July 1 (2,442), with steady rise in death figures.
A migrant worker advocate and the national representative of one of the country's largest food and commercial workers unions have confirmed that Nature Fresh in Leamington, Ont. is the farm currently under strict orders by the region's health unit directing employees to isolate and stop working until further notice.
TOTTENHAM are back in action as they resume their European push with a tough clash at Sheffield United. Jose Mourinho’s side strolled to a 2-0 victory over West Ham in their last top-flight game, but results elsewhere mean they remain seven points off a European spot. The Blades meanwhile have struggled since returning from lockdown, […]
Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of disgraced media tycoon Robert Maxwell, has been arrested in New Hampshire in the US.
U.K. music stars like Ed Sheeran are pleading with the government to come to the aid of the 4.5 billion-pound live music sector during the coronavirus lockdown.