What do black boxes on airplanes and helicopters actually record?

The black boxes of the flight recorders are bright orange to make them easier to find at the scene of the accident. (Image credit: marko_n via Getty Images) In the mid-1950
The black boxes of the flight recorders are bright orange to make them easier to find at the scene of the accident. (Image credit: marko_n via Getty Images) In the mid-1950
The original Earth's crust was remarkably similar to what exists today. (Photo courtesy of Roberto Machado Noa via Getty Images) New research shows that the modern Earth's crust has a strikingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, known…
(Image credit: cokada via Getty Images) Dyson spheres, the theoretical megastructures that advanced alien civilizations could create to surround their star and extract its energy, have a serious flaw: they are highly unstable. But now an engineer claims to have…
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WhatsApp reminds users of 12 new features that are available right now. If you love chatting on WhatsApp, you might want to take a look at the new features that Meta has recently announced. WhatsApp says that several additional updates…
Video Penguin returns home after family spots him wandering on beach Three weeks ago, a penguin named Gus was found walking along a beach in Australia. The Parks and Wildlife Service sent him back home on a boat with the…