A recent viral TikTok video featuring a veteran pilot has shed light on a little-known aspect of air travel history – why airplane windows are round instead of square. Captain Steve, an experienced ...

Today, all passenger windows on aircraft are round or a form of rounded rectangle. No windows have sharper edges. It wasn't always this way with the first jet-powered airliners featuring square ...

When it comes to airplane windows, it’s not hip to be square. The shape of airplane windows might seem arbitrary, but there’s actually a grim reason behind their design, according to air experts. They ...

When you glance out your airplane window at 30,000 feet, that curved little portal seems like a simple design choice. But the reason it is round has nothing to do with style. It is the result of one ...

In her response to the opinion letter 'Congratulations, Democrats,' Mrs. Brenda Washington includes this seemingly unrelated thought-provoker: "Here's a trivia for you two old goats. Up until the ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...