fly
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The “semireusable” rocket Mr. Musk described to skeptical senators became a fleet of boosters that land themselves and fly again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The female screwworm fly lays its larvae in a wound or an opening of an animal.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Female screwworm flies produce eggs only once in a lifetime, and once they mate with a sterile male fly, they’re done with their reproduction cycle without having any offspring.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The fruit fly connectome pointed to a different answer.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
The gurgle of the broken stillness fills my ears, and I slip into my zone and move with the rhythm that the fly demands.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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