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   From : Space.com    By :    Elizabeth Howell      Edited by : Amal Udawatta NASA researchers conduct the first-of-its-kind organ transport drone test with a human kidney on June 5, 2026 at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. (Image credit: NASA/Ryan Hill) The drone flew beyond line of sight with a kidney not viable for organ transplant, to test the concept for future deliveries to patients. NASA is hoping to use drones to speed up organ delivery for transplant patients. A flight test earlier this month at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia saw a drone pick up a kidney and fly it for the first time beyond "line of sight", or the distance from which a drone is visible by an operator. Keeping a line of sight on a drone is a typical requirement for flight safety, but NASA is developing tools that may allow these machines to fly further away from operators in populated environments more regularly. The kidney on the June 5 flight ...

    From: BBC World News By  :  Nick Levine Edited by : Amal Udawatta Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) A Roman soldier who was killed for his Christian beliefs, Sebastian has been a hero for gay men over the centuries – from Oscar Wilde to Keith Haring. Here's why. Loaded and emotive, the term "gay icon" is often applied to resilient female celebrities like Judy Garland (embattled), Cher (high camp) and Madonna (tireless). When Dusty Springfield died in 1999, Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant was asked why his friend and collaborator had become "such a gay icon". Tennant's response, as he recalled in a 2024 interview with Mojo , was pretty dismissive: "To call her a gay icon is simply to marginalise her. It's to say, 'She's only of interest to gay people.'" Tennant made a good point regarding Springfield, but attaining "gay icon" status can also be celebratory and subversive. This is certainly the case with Saint Seba...