Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time
1 June 2023
An ecotourism guide in Mexico filmed a whale shark gulping down material from the seabed, a behaviour that has never been observed in this species before
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Found 788 results for drones
Inflatable drone can bounce off walls and perch on nearly anything
20 April 2023
A quadcopter can use its inflatable body to land on a wide variety of objects. The collision-resistant drone could help search-and-rescue missions
The Seaweed Revolution review: How to save the world with seaweed
19 April 2023
Marine algae could replace plastic, massively cut our carbon emissions and help feed billions of people healthily, according to an excellent new book by Vincent Doumeizel
Data will shift the dial in the clean river campaign
29 March 2023
Nalini Nadkarni, the ecologist revealing the secrets of cloud forests
28 March 2023
How a pioneering canopy researcher unlocked the mysteries of an extraordinary ecosystem and the unlikely tree-dwelling plants it depends on
Russian fighter jet collides with US military drone over the Black Sea
14 March 2023
The US operates drones in international airspace around Ukraine, and a Russian fighter jet has hit one – an MQ-9 Reaper drone – in an incident the US military is calling “unsafe and unprofessional”
Microsoft uses ChatGPT AI to control flying drones and robot arms
5 March 2023
Microsoft has used ChatGPT to create code for robotic arms and quadcopter drones from simple text commands given by humans, but experts warn that putting AI in control of such devices is a risky path
US Air Force is giving military drones the ability to recognise faces
23 February 2023
The US Air Force has completed a project to develop face recognition software for autonomous drones, sparking concerns that individuals could be targeted and killed
Bark beetles use the smell of fungus to pick the best trees to infest
21 February 2023
Trees with fungal infections produce odours that attract bark beetles, which burrow into the bark and can devastate entire forests
Artificial seed casing made from wood buries itself when wet
15 February 2023
A seed carrier made from wood screws itself into the ground when exposed to water. It could be useful for projects to replant forests from the air using drones
