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Dolphins spotted trapping fish in mud rings in the Caribbean

6 August 2021

Some dolphins churn up seafloor mud to form a ring that traps fish – and now we know the technique has been developed independently by dolphins near Belize and near Florida

US Navy is developing a solar-powered plane that can fly for 90 days

4 August 2021

Aerospace company Skydweller is working with the US Navy to develop a solar-powered aircraft that can stay aloft for 90 days and be used as a communications relay or to escort ships in the ocean

Dubai police will use citywide network of drones to respond to crime

16 July 2021

Dubai police will be able to respond to an incident anywhere in the United Arab Emirates city within a minute, thanks to a network of pre-positioned drone bases

Israel used world's first AI-guided combat drone swarm in Gaza attacks

30 June 2021

During operations in Gaza in mid-May, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used a swarm of small drones to locate, identify and attack Hamas militants. This is thought to be the first time a drone swarm has been used in combat

Meteorite-hunting drones could help find freshly fallen space rocks

22 June 2021

Meteorites carry important information about the history of the solar system, but finding them is tricky and time-consuming – drones and AI could help speed up the process

Quantum data link established between two distant Chinese cities

21 June 2021

A secure quantum link has been created between two Chinese cities, allowing researchers to send entangled photons more than 500 kilometres using a relay hub in the middle that doesn't need to be trusted

Complex social lives of orcas revealed by drone observations

15 June 2021

Killer whales tend to have close friendships with those of similar age and sex, scientists have discovered by filming them from drones

DARPA drone interceptor seems to be armed with a form of Silly String

10 June 2021

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has developed a drone interceptor that fires what appears to be a form of Silly String into their rotors, bringing them down with minimal risk of accidental damage

Right whales born in 1981 grew a metre longer than they do today

3 June 2021

Surveillance of right whales in the North Atlantic show that individuals born today will grow to be a metre shorter, on average, than whales born in the early 1980s