DETROIT --Just as Karen Newman belted out the final notes of the Star-Spangled Banner, a large octopus came flying over the glass, landing with splat a few feet to her right. The Joe Louis Arena crowd ...

If you've ever watched a Boeing 787 Dreamliner take off and thought, "Wait, are those wings made of rubber?" — well, you're not alone in wondering about them. They really do bend that much. In fact, ...