What You Need to Know: After World War II, the M22 was quickly retired and largely forgotten, with its limitations preventing widespread use. An interesting postwar anecdote involved a farmer who ...

Flying desert locust under the blue sky illustrating the pattern of polarization created by the sun just outside the image on the upper right side. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

A single locust is just bigger than a paper clip. But when these solitary critters attract others into a growing swarm, billions of locusts wind up flying together, forming a moving carpet that can ...

In 1941, the Brits requested from their American allies a tank that could be transported onto the battlefield with a glider – in essence, a flying tank. The idea called for a tank that could be towed ...