Not droids: "Star Wars" fighting drones hitting the air
Are these the drones you're looking for? Three "Star Wars" devices are combining drones and online games.
View ArticleAncient asteroid impact exposes the moon's interior
Scientists have long assumed that all the planets in our solar system look the same beneath the surface, but a study published in Geology on Oct. 4 tells a different story.
View ArticleResearchers map the illegal use of natural resources in the protected...
New research published in the open access peer-reviewed journal PeerJ uses law enforcement data collected from 2010 to 2015 to understand the geographical distribution of the illegal use of natural...
View ArticleOil company proposes Arctic drilling from artificial island
America within a few years could be extracting oil from federal waters in the Arctic Ocean, but it won't be from a remote drilling platform.
View ArticleMapping functional diversity of forests with remote sensing
Productivity and stability of forest ecosystems strongly depend on the functional diversity of plant communities. University of Zurich researchers have developed a new method to measure and map...
View ArticleUS says North Korean malware lurking in computer networks
US authorities said Tuesday malware developed in North Korea is still lurking in many computer networks, giving hackers backdoor access to government, financial, automotive and media organizations.
View ArticleSubmarine volcanoes add to ocean soundscape
Most volcanoes erupt beneath the ocean, but scientists know little about them compared to what they know about volcanoes that eject their lava on dry land. Gabrielle Tepp of the Alaska Volcano...
View ArticleShow me your leaves—Health check for urban trees
Trees are known to provide a whole range of benefits to people living in cities. For instance, they reduce air pollution and provide cooling through respiration and shade. When trees become unhealthy,...
View ArticleDrones count the costs of the 2017 B.C. wildfires
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are using drones to survey the aftermath of the 2017 wildfires in B.C.
View ArticleScientists develop graphene sensors that could revolutionise the Internet of...
Researchers at The University of Manchester have devised graphene sensors embedded into RFIDs, which have the potential to revolutionise the Internet of Things (IoT).
View ArticleExploring alien worlds with lasers
In everyday life we look and touch things to find out what they are made of. A powerful scientific technique does the same using lasers – and in two years' time it will fly in space for the first time.
View ArticleHidden cameras help scientists study elusive wildlife
How does a bighorn sheep say "cheese?"
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