Drones may have attacked humans fully autonomously for the first time
27 May 2021
Military drones may have autonomously attacked humans for the first time ever during a conflict in Libya last year, according to a United Nations report
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Whale sharks gulp down air to float vertically while feeding
12 May 2021
Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish but they can suspend themselves upright while feeding at the water’s surface by sucking in enough air to float
US Navy is developing drones to exterminate birds' eggs near airfields
7 May 2021
A new US Navy autonomous drone will locate birds’ nests near airfields, armed with a device that covers the eggs in oil to suffocate the embryos and prevent them hatching
Enormous kites flown by robots could help power a Mars colony
7 May 2021
A proposal to power a future Mars base includes an enormous kite flown by robots, along with solar power and a battery that stores energy by compressing gas underground
Microwave weapon could disable a swarm of military attack drones
14 April 2021
Military drones can resist radio-jamming anti-drone devices, but a microwave weapon could take down a whole swarm at once, or disable just one with sniper-like precision
Female monkeys call to males when they see a predator approaching
10 April 2021
Female putty-nosed monkeys of West Africa will use calls to enlist the help of males when they see a leopard approach
NASA is about to fly a helicopter on another planet for the first time
8 April 2021
The Ingenuity helicopter, which hitched a ride to Mars aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover, is getting ready to perform its first test flight on 12 April
Redesign makes drones quieter and less annoying without losing thrust
7 April 2021
Drones can be loud and irritating, but by redesigning the rotors the noise they make could become more palatable without a loss of thrust
The US Navy has a mechanical battery that could power laser weapons
19 March 2021
A small mechanical battery based on spinning flywheels can deliver short bursts of high power, which the US Navy could use for energy weapons or railguns
Eagle-inspired robot flies by flapping its feather-covered wings
3 March 2021
A robot that looks like a bird, flaps its wings like a bird and flies like a bird could be used as a stealthy, camouflaged drone
