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Enlarge Image Heavy bass. This subwoofer plays a constant beat that pumps the air up and down inside the wind tunnel. The diffusers allow air to flow without turbulence so that the paper pyramid floats inside. Credit: Bin Liu Think that floating pyramids are more metaphysics than physics? Think again. Results just in from an experiment that levitated open-bottomed paper pyramids on gusts of air reveal a curious phenomenon: When it comes to drifting through the air, top-heavy designs are more stable than bottom-heavy ones. The finding may lead to robots that fly not like insects or birds but...

'UFO' captured on camera Apr 24 2003 Runcorn Weekly News INVESTIGATIONS into a UFO sighting in Runcorn have led to a possible space craft being captured on video. Eric Morris, from the UFO Studies Centre, was carrying out routine research into a report of a black, cigar-shaped object hovering, then descending into woodland near Dutton service station. He visited the spot where the UFO had been seen by workers at O2, Preston Brook, at about the same time the next week as they reported spotting the spooky shape in the sky. After taking film footage of the area, Eric returned...