The largest object in the asteroid belt may be 90% ice and water and an ancient fossil of a bird skull can help fill the gaps of avian evolution. Plus, on 'This Day in History', we look at the first airplane flight to take off from the deck of a ship.

Near-Earth dwarf planet's surface is 90% covered by water - The Brighter Side of News

An ancient and impure frozen ocean on Ceres implied by its ice-rich crust | Nature Astronomy

Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence | ScienceDaily

The Short, Eventful Life of Eugene B. Ely | Proceedings - January 1981 Vol. 107/1/935

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