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Allaying fears that they wouldn't return this year, the locally famous Mooseheart eagles are building a new nest about 100 yards away from their old one after the dead, rotting tree that housed it had to be removed.
Two Illinois bald eagles have lost the 2,000-pound nest that had become a beloved sight for area residents. The good news: They're already building a new one.
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Improbably located in a dead tree above an asphalt parking lot, the nest is gone, removed because the tree supporting it was unstable.
Elvis (the helicopter) is cheating death by becoming a drone Kelsey Atherton © Provided by Popular Science Elvis is on the right. The makers of an old workhorse helicopter named Elvis are converting their venerable flying machine into an autonomous robot. Aircraft maker Erickson and helicopter giant Sikorsky are working together to retrofit the cargo helicopter into a flying robot, one that could both fight forest fires and resupply military missions, all without risking the life of an onboard pilot. Elvis is an S-64 Air Crane, the commercial adaption of a military cargo he...