
First drone laws could trip up Amazon's delivery plans
16 February 2015
On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a proposal for laws governing unmanned aerial vehicles in the US – and it's mixed news

16 February 2015
On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a proposal for laws governing unmanned aerial vehicles in the US – and it's mixed news

11 February 2015
DARPA plans to send satellites into orbit form the back of a plane and people in the US are open to drone use - as long as it's not by their neighbours

4 February 2015
Virtual reality at the Sundance Film Festival, and Japanese hotel to open with robot staff

23 January 2015
A secret underwater world thrives on algal meadows that hang under the polar sea ice – now we get some of the first glimpses of it

15 January 2015
Yes, but it also gets heavier, say researchers who weighed flapping birds with super sensitive scales

9 January 2015
The cleaning behaviour of bees can protect hives from the harmful varroa mite and diseases it spreads – and selective breeding could spread these good habits

6 January 2015
All the latest on newscientist.com: albatrosses inspire ultra-long-haul drones, Hubble's new Pillars of Creation, books coming in 2015, laser spying and more

5 January 2015
All the latest on newscientist.com: dating apps and disease, world-scale megaprojects, drones for wildlife, how iron blocked life and more

30 December 2014
Cheap, quiet and much safer than planes, researchers are turning to drones to help monitor animals at risk

10 December 2014
The fish that disguises its smell, the dying days of a Venus probe, Amazon's drone dilemma, and more