Claire Burke on using thermal drone tech to protect orangutans
26 June 2019
Astro-ecologist Claire Burke uses her astrophysics knowledge to protect endangered species and stop poaching, and she loves to watch orangutans in Borneo
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How Watch Dogs Legion and Cyberpunk 2077 probe our dystopian fears
19 June 2019
At last week’s games mecca, E3, titles like Watch Dogs Legion and Cyperpunk 2077 played on our uneasiness about tech, channelling the darkness of Netflix’s Black Mirror
Superweeds are on the brink of becoming resistant to all weedkillers
14 June 2019
The most damaging weed in the UK is evolving resistance to the powerful herbicide glyphosate - and many more superweeds are evolving worldwide
Inside the audacious mission to map every microbe in Australia
11 June 2019
Billions of viruses, bacteria, and other tiny organisms live in Australia. A bold project hopes to use DNA sequencing to identify all of them – can it be done?
Thirsty koalas need bowls of water to survive increasingly hot climate
5 June 2019
Koalas were once thought to get all the hydration they needed from eucalyptus leaves, but artifical water stations might be necessary for their survival in a warming climate
Uncrewed deep-sea robots will help map the world’s oceans
31 May 2019
The Ocean Discovery XPrize has been awarded to an uncrewed vehicle capable of mapping 250 square kilometres of the sea floor within 24 hours
Koala conservation goes high-tech with virtual reality and drones
31 May 2019
An Australian project has demonstrated airborne thermal cameras and virtual reality could much more accurately pinpoint where koalas live, and improve conservation efforts
Forget rampant killer robots: AI’s real danger is far more insidious
29 May 2019
AI isn’t going to crush us underfoot, but it does harbour a threat that makes Terminator look innocent: entrenching human biases and turning them against us
Monkeys use their 'eagle' call to warn each other about drones
27 May 2019
Monkeys in Senegal have learned to adapt to drones flying over their habitat. They use a similar call to when they spot an eagle to alert others
Drones flown straight at aircraft to test collision avoidance tech
24 May 2019
A start-up has tested its collision avoidance system by flying drones straight at planes and helicopters over 7000 times — so far there haven't been any crashes
