Take to the skies with the best drones for everyone
Drones and quadcopters have become increasingly accessible in the last few years. As the cost of designing and manufacturing a good quality drone has gone down, more people have been able to get into drone flying as a hobby — or to up their pho.....»»
What are auroras, and why do they come in different shapes and colors? Two experts explain
Over millennia, humans have observed and been inspired by beautiful displays of light bands dancing across dark night skies. Today, we call these lights the aurora: the aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere, and the aurora australis in the south.....»»
Satellites and space junk may make dark night skies brighter, hindering astronomy and hiding stars from our view
Since time immemorial, humans around the world have gazed up in wonder at the night sky. The starry night sky has not only inspired countless works of music, art and poetry, but has also played an important role in timekeeping, navigation and agricul.....»»
Insta360 teases new challenger for DJI’s class-leading smartphone gimbal
Insta360's upcoming gimbal has multiple shooting modes; one of which may allow your phone to connect to drones......»»
DJI Air 2S drone is down to its lowest-ever price at Amazon
The DJI Air 2S is one of the best drones around, producing fantastic imagery. It's at its lowest ever price at Amazon so here's why you need it......»»
Drones gather new and useful data for marine research, but they can disturb whales and dolphins
Drones have changed the way researchers study whales and dolphins. While we were once confined to the decks of boats and observation platforms, glimpsing the backs of surfacing animals, we can now watch them from above. Gaining a bird's eye view of w.....»»
Grab the DJI Mini 3 with this Cool Offer!
The DJI Mini 3 has proven to be popular with creators, thanks to its competitive pricing and bang-for-your-buck features. The post Grab the DJI Mini 3 with this Cool Offer! first appeared on Phandroid. Drones have pretty much become a mains.....»»
Eyes in the sky: Using drones to assess the severity of crop diseases
Rice is one of the most important crops in the world and constitutes the primary food source for over half of Earth's population. Protecting rice plantations from disease is therefore an essential endeavor in modern agriculture. Of the many pathogens.....»»
Vulnerability in DJI drones may reveal pilot’s location
Serious security vulnerabilities have been identified in multiple DJI drones. These weaknesses had the potential to allow users to modify crucial drone identification details such as its serial number and even bypass security mechanisms that enable a.....»»
Drones and deep learning: Researchers develop a new technique to quantify rice production
Rice, a major food crop, is cultivated on nearly 162 million hectares of land worldwide. One of the most commonly used methods to quantify rice production is rice plant counting. This technique is used to estimate yield, diagnose growth, and assess l.....»»
COVID-19 lockdowns "turned India greener"
India's drastic COVID-19 lockdowns had a silver lining. With polluting industries and vehicular movement halted, urban dwellers were treated to bright, blue skies and views of snow-clad Himalayan peaks, long obscured by thick smog......»»
Drones detect moss beds and changes to Antarctica climate
Researchers have been using drones to map large areas of Antarctica this summer in efforts to monitor the effects on vegetation due to climate change with the support of the Federal Government's Australian Antarctic Division......»»
The Secrets Of The Legendary P-51 Mustang And How It Dominated The Skies
The Mustang was first built out of a request by RAF pilots who were outmatched in the outdated Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. The Mustang was first built out of a request by.....»»
"Swarmalators" better envision synchronized microbots
Imagine a world with precision medicine, where a swarm of microrobots delivers a payload of medicine directly to ailing cells. Or one where aerial or marine drones can collectively survey an area while exchanging minimal information about their locat.....»»
Robots let ChatGPT touch the real world thanks to Microsoft
A new API allows ChatGPT to control robots through natural language commands. Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Last week, Microsoft researchers announced an experimental framework to control robots and drones using the langua.....»»
Lasers, drones and AI: The future of weeding
Using AI technology, the latest weeding systems can automatically find and spray individual weeds......»»
Lasers, drones and AI: the future of weeding
Using AI technology, the latest weeding systems can automatically find and spray individual weeds......»»
The best free flight simulators
You may not be able to take to the physical skies yourself any time soon, but you can take to the virtual sky with our list of the best free flight simulators......»»
Feral cattle roam New Mexico"s wilderness. Federal agents plan to hunt them from the sky
In the skies above the New Mexico wilderness, federal agents in helicopters this week plan to shoot and kill dozens of feral cattle, which officials say threaten protected lands and the public's safety......»»
Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year as light pollution erases stars for everyone
For most of human history, the stars blazed in an otherwise dark night sky. But starting around the Industrial Revolution, as artificial light increasingly lit cities and towns at night, the stars began to disappear......»»
Aurorae light up the skies over Jupiter’s four largest moons
One of the great natural wonders of the world are the Northern Lights, but aurorae aren't just limited to Earth -- they are on other planets and moons as well......»»