Air
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Science
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone
If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for a powerful listening device.
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US
Smoke-Filled Skies Leave Midwest Fearing Another Season of Polluted Air
Smoke from wildfires in Canada draped Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin on Sunday and Monday. But experts say the air quality in the nation’s middle is unlikely to be as bad as last summer.
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US
Senate Approves Bill to Reauthorize F.A.A. and Improve Air Travel
The Senate also passed a short-term extension of the current F.A.A. law to give the House time to clear the longer-term package early next week.
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US
Sheriff Releases Body Camera Footage in Police Killing of Airman in His Home
The footage shows that the airman was holding a gun when he opened his door to a deputy, who then began firing. The airman’s family has called the killing unjustified.
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World
Boeing Plane Goes Off Runway in Senegal, Leaving at Least 10 Injured
The authorities in Senegal said the incident involving the aircraft, a Boeing 737 that was flying to Mali, was under investigation.
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World
Russia Bombs Power Plants and Ukraine Targets Refineries in Dueling Attacks
As missiles caused extensive damage to Ukraine’s power grid, Kyiv continued drone assaults inside Russia that have drawn criticism from Washington.
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News
Southwest Quits Four Airports in Cost-Cutting Drive
The airline expects fewer deliveries of Boeing planes than before, and cited “significant challenges” in achieving growth plans because of it.
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US
Automatic Refunds and No More Hidden Fees: D.O.T. Sets New Rules for Airlines
The Transportation Department issued new requirements on refunds when flights are canceled or delayed and on revealing “junk” fees before booking. Here’s what passengers can expect.
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World
Strike Was Meant to Show Iran that Israel Could Paralyze Its Defenses
An Israeli weapon deployed in a retaliatory strike against Iran on Friday damaged a defense system responsible for detecting and destroying aerial threats near Natanz, a central Iranian city critical to the country’s secret nuclear weapons program ...
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Books
‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Review: War, Undemanding
Guy Ritchie’s latest is the platonic ideal of an airplane movie, which is not exactly a good thing.