May 6, 2021 | Drones, Oceanography
Carlos Gauna surveys the wind-blown waves off a popular Santa Barbara County beach. It is a cold, gray afternoon and only a few people are in the water: a father teaching his son to surf, a lone man wading in the whitewash. Gauna launches his video drone, hoping to...
Apr 15, 2021 | Defense, Drones
Drones allow for strategic attacks against the enemy without the risk of losing human lives. Their use in military applications is vast, especially for surveillance work. There is no sure-fire way of getting rid of a swarm of drones at once. One could detonate an...
Apr 7, 2021 | Climate, Drones
Hungry polar bears are increasingly foraging on seabird eggs as climate change shrinks their Arctic hunting grounds, but research published Wednesday on the phenomenon highlights the struggle these apex predators have to adapt to their rapidly changing environment....
Mar 31, 2021 | Drones, Featured
Avalanches can be a danger for skiers as well as for the resort towns that welcome them. For protection, towns erect steel fences to act as barriers along the ski slopes. But before these snow barriers can be built, steep rock faces and cliffs need to be surveyed....
Mar 31, 2021 | Drones, Featured
Among the virtues of bees you may not be aware of is their knack for detecting bombs. Thanks to the fact that they can pick up the scent of explosives with their antennae, researchers in countries such as Croatia have spent years perfecting how to use bees as landmine...
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