Get to know the water-loving common loon. Learn about this bird's habits, wingspan, what it eats, how fast it flies and more.

Alex Davies covers autonomous vehicles and other transportation machines for WIRED. To provide coverage over an area, Loon runs packs of five to 10 balloons. Together, they can provide an aerial mesh ...

There are five species of loon, all living above the equator. There's the Arctic loon, a hardy tundra-dweller that roosts in northern Eurasia and North America; the Pacific loon, flocks of which ...

Retired ranger Gary Lee writes about a loon celebration, fishing derby and what would have been his wife's 80th birthday in ...

It's peak summer on Minnesota's Gull Lake Chain. Boats are buzzing, jet skis slicing and loons are calling. "So it sounds like a territorial challenge that's starting," said Sheila Johnston, listening ...

Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state sport carved ...

A Google Project Loon balloon at the Air Force Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand. Alphabet’s internet balloon unit, Loon, has raised $125 million from a SoftBank subsidiary, making it the tech giant ...

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Release the Loons! The only competition of its kind, our custom designed and made in America loons launch into Rich Lake to land in the winner’s circle. Prizes will be awarded to the three loons that ...

The Bad Boy Records rapper formerly known as Loon was granted an early release from prison last month, and now he's sat down with The Breakfast Club to talk his history with Diddy. The Harlem rapper, ...