Saildrone is Revolutionizing Hurricane Research
In the North Atlantic Ocean, tropical cyclones develop into hurricanes when there is a combination of warm ocean temperatures, a high percentage of moisture in the air, low vertical wind…
Drones Provide Conservation Data for Endangered Lizards
In 1996, German herpetologist Gunther Köhler discovered a new species of anole lizard endemic to Honduras, the Anolis bicaorum, more commonly known as the Bay Islands anole. In 2012, the…
Manta Ray Drone Provides New Technology for Underwater Defense
In 1929, Leroy R. Grumman established the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation on Long Island, NY. By World War II, the company had been contracted by the United States Navy to…
Conservationists Using Drones to Study Endangered Przewalski Horses
The American bald eagle and American alligator are two prime examples of how conservation programs can successfully restore animal populations. The American bald eagle was classified as endangered in 1978,…
Drones Are Helping to Clean Up Mount Everest
As the tallest peak on earth, Mount Everest has always sparked awe and wonder in people. In 1953, Norwegian climber Edmund Hillary and Nepalese-Indian Sherpa Tenzing Norgay completed the first…
An Airplane that Was Missing for 53 Years Has Been Located With the Help of a Drone
On a cold, snowy January evening in 1971, three associates from Cousins Properties, a real estate firm from Atlanta, GA, boarded a Jet Commander aircraft in Burlington, VT. The small…
Using Drones as Wind Turbines to Generate Electricity
Since the early 1900s, the world’s reliance on fossil fuels has steadily increased. Each year, nearly 15 billion metric tons of fossil fuels are consumed. Not only has this…
Scientists Are Using Underwater Drones to Study Hard to Reach Coral Reefs
There are 12,292 coral reefs throughout the world’s oceans. The majority of these reefs can be found within the Indo-Pacific region. This includes the world’s largest coral reef system, the…
How Drones and Airplanes Can Safely Share the Sky
Over the last decade, more and more industries have begun to rely on drone technology. Incorporating drones into logistics, research, construction, agriculture, and more has been the next big step…
Scientists Battling Invasive Species with the Help of Drones
In 2002, scientists first identified an insect outside of Detroit in Canton, MI. A tiny, metallic green beetle, known as the emerald ash borer, was believed to have entered the…
