Researchers clipped a few wing and tail feathers of wild Alaskan kittiwakes (AI enhanced image. Credit: Nature Counts) Researchers who clipped a few wing and tail feathers of wild black-legged kittiwakes in Alaska to make flying harder, have found that the effects lasted well beyond a single breeding season. The birds struggled to raise chicks…

A cross-section of the Russian Mnogotochie anti-drone bullet showing three stacked sub-projectiles nested inside the casing. (Image credit: Vysokotochka) As drones continue to reshape modern warfare, Russia has begun supplying its armed forces with a new type of rifle ammunition designed specifically to improve the chances of shooting down unmanned aerial vehicles. Called Mnogotochie, the…

Larry Ellison and several other billionaires may be increasingly buying neighbouring homes and land to create larger private compounds. A report claims that the Oracle founder, hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, Jack Daniel’s heiress Dace Brown Stubbs and several other wealthy buyers are doing this. According to Coldwell Banker’s midyear luxury market report, the trend…