Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet could fly for months
25 July 2025
A pioneering solar-powered drone aircraft operated by Skydweller Aero will be used for maritime surveillance
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Da Vinci's flying machine has already taken to the air
23 July 2025
New nature doc is a call to action to save six endangered species
16 July 2025
The Wild Ones follows three experts out to capture video of species including the Gobi bear and the Javan rhinoceros. It is a heartwarming call to action
Why bizarre Cold War hoverboats are making a comeback
10 July 2025
Sea-skimming crafts which fly just above the water were once considered Cold War relics of a failed Soviet experiment. Now, China and the US are resurrecting the technology as a possible Pacific conflict looms
Is this the raciest conference invite ever?
9 July 2025
Feedback has been invited to an event next year in Shaoxing, China. It's an academic conference promising "revolutionary thinkers who are redefining human intimacy through cutting-edge robotics and AI"
The bold plan to save a vital ocean current with giant parachutes
27 June 2025
Large sea anchors could be used to drag water under a bold plan to keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation moving but some experts are sceptical
Leonardo da Vinci's 'helicopter' design could make drones quieter
24 June 2025
A simulation of the "aerial screw" designed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1480 suggests it would use less power than modern drone rotors to generate the same lift, and make less noise too
Orcas scrub each other clean with bits of kelp
23 June 2025
Drone footage has captured killer whales breaking off stalks of kelp and rubbing the pieces on other orcas, a rare case of tool use in marine animals
Is this the first step to cyborg brains? How drones are reshaping warfare forever; New Vera Rubin observatory goes live
13 June 2025
Episode 307 Using new ultrasoft electronics, researchers at Harvard have effectively created tadpole cyborgs. A soft bioelectronic device has been implanted into their brains - one which grows with them as they develop into frogs. This neural implant...
Can any nation protect against a Ukraine-style drone smuggling attack?
12 June 2025
Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb showed how small, cheap drones can be smuggled into a country and used against expensive military hardware. Now, there are concerns that nations like the US and UK aren't ready to defend against a similar attack