From creating breathtaking light shows to helping restore degrading ecosystems to delivering books to kids, drones can do an awful lot of things these days — including the life-saving task of transporting human organs for transplant. That is what a team of researchers from … [Read more...] about Drone successfully completes longest organ delivery via unmanned aircraft
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How drones and AI can restore degraded ecosystems
Over the last several centuries, humans have felled around 2 billion hectares of forest, leaving behind an area of degraded land comparable to the size of Australia. To restore these ecosystems that are essential in our fight against global warming, we need urgent reforestation … [Read more...] about How drones and AI can restore degraded ecosystems
Indigenous communities are using drones to protect Amazon’s iconic jaguar
For many indigenous communities in the Amazon, the jaguar represents a culturally revered animal that, like many other species in the lush Brazilian rainforest, is key to maintaining a thriving ecosystem in the area. In recent years, however, increasing loss of habitat and a … [Read more...] about Indigenous communities are using drones to protect Amazon’s iconic jaguar
Drones light up the sky in Seoul to remind South Koreans to stay safe
Not long ago we wrote about how a group of artists in Rotterdam have put up a breathtaking light show using drones, as a means to thank healthcare workers for their heroic efforts in the fight against the pandemic. A similarly spectacular showcase happened recently in the … [Read more...] about Drones light up the sky in Seoul to remind South Koreans to stay safe
Scientists team up with trained dolphins to create data-collecting drone
Over the last decades, whale and dolphin populations around the world have dwindled significantly as a result of human activities. And while conservationists are working hard to help these animals recover, collecting data about their health in a non-invasive way can be extremely … [Read more...] about Scientists team up with trained dolphins to create data-collecting drone