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Watch This Drone Capture an Iceberg Collapsing Off Canada’s East Coast
"It sounded like thunder. You could hear it all through the community."
NOAA Says Drone Pilots Can't Film Endangered Whales
NOAA says the Endangered Species Act prevents any aircraft, including drones, from flying within 500 yards of protected species.
Canada Wants to Train Everyone to Use Drones in Their Everyday Jobs
The Canadian government is funding a new training program to prepare students for a future full of drones.
The Promise of Drones in South Africa's Poaching Crisis
In 2014, 1215 rhinos were killed in South Africa, a massive increase over the 333 poached in 2010.
Boston Police Set Up 'Drone Shields' Along the 2015 Marathon Route
Naturally, the plan flirted with net guns.
Drone Aviary: Imagining When UAVs Will Be as Common as Birds
Drones are increasingly infiltrating our airspace. But what does that mean for us?
Finally, A Drone That Can Hit a Tree Branch and Keep Flying
Engineers have developed bird-like, flapping wings for drones that can withstand collisions and keep flying.
The FBI Doesn't Have Enough Pilots to Fly Its Drones
FBI has a total of two pilots for its 17 drones… and they both work in the same office.
No One Wants You to Fish with Drones
Amazon might want drones to deliver that self-help book directly to your door, but outdoorsmen across the country are opting out of the technology when it comes to hunting and fishing.
Drones Are Being Tested in the Fight Against a Tuberculosis Epidemic in Papua New Guinea
The centuries-old disease is crippling communities in one of the world's most untamed wildernesses. Now unmanned aerial vehicles could bring treatment to the country's far-flung reaches.
California Lawmakers Want to Limit Police Drones, but Activists Want Them Banned
California lawmakers just passed new limits on how police can use drones, but some argue that only legitimizes their use—and that police shouldn't have them at all.
Watch A Drone Autonomously Land On A Moving Target
Unmanned aerial vehicles are one thing, but what about completely autonomous ones?