New Mexico scientists have turned taxidermied birds into drones in a project that would have impressed Alfred Hitchcock… Researchers say they want to learn how birds manage their energy, so they can apply it to future aviation industry efficiencies.

Putting everyone else’s endurance levels to shame, 50yo Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini has emerged from a cave after spending 500 days underground. Despite 2 solo birthdays and minimal contact with the outside world, she wasn’t ready to come out because she “hadn’t finished” her book…

And in an unrelated flex of stamina, Aussie man Lucas Helmke has broken a Guinness World Record for the most push-ups in one hour. Pumping out about 53 per minute, Helmke totalled 3,206 in an hour. You know what they say; no pain, no (record) gain…