How do you count whales? If you’re flush with money, you might be able to hire out a plane, but normally you’d have to stand on the shore with a pair of binoculars and scan the water. Whilst simple, ...

Jarrod Hodgson, Aleks Terauds and Lian Pin Koh, The Conversation Ecologists are increasingly using drones to gather data. Scientists have used remotely piloted aircraft to estimate the health of ...

Searching for the places where salmon lay eggs, known as redds, is getting a boost from some eyes in the sky. A new study from Washington State University used drones to survey salmon redds along ...

Counting dugongs in the ocean can be a pretty difficult task. That's why Australian marine mammal researcher Dr. Amanda Hodgson, from Murdoch University in Western Australia, is trying to see if ...

In a groundbreaking study, Chinese scientists have turned to advanced technology to map the nation’s forests and count its trees. Using LiDAR (light detection and ranging) drones, researchers have ...

A few thousand rubber ducks, a group of experienced wildlife spotters and a drone have proven the usefulness and accuracy of drones for wildlife monitoring. A new study showed that monitoring wildlife ...

There are well over 150,000 walruses living in the U.S. waters of the Chukchi Sea. But how do we actually know that? It's not an exact figure, and for the most part, researchers still have to count ...

In a study involving a few thousand rubber ducks, an algorithm and high flying technology, scientists from the University of Adelaide have concluded that results from drones are more accurate when ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On most autumn days, David Sopjes can be found in the Eel River in ...

A fleet of drones will take to the skies above Arlington next month in an effort to figure out how many deer call the county home. The drones will be piloted by a firm contracted by the county and ...