This prototype of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter achieved the first successful free flight under simulated Martian conditions (on Earth) in 2016. Mark Avino/Smithsonian Institution The Wright Brothers get credit for
Davide Bonadonna © Bournemouth University This year—2021—has been a year of progress in overcoming the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on human evolution research. With some research projects around the
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A gorilla sleeps in a forest in Rwanda. Daryl & Sharna Balfour / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images On dry nights, the San hunter-gatherers of Namibia often sleep under the stars.