Tag: drone

  • Science & Tech

    A precise chemical fingerprint of the Amazon

    A group of researchers are using a drone-based chemical monitoring system to track the health of the Amazon in the face of global climate change and human-caused deforestation and burning.

    A drone flies over the amazon
  • Science & Tech

    Drone’s-eye view

    Researchers in recent years have begun applying the emerging technology of the drone aircraft to research efforts, and are now even using them to quickly create 3-D maps of ancient sites in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

  • Health

    A new era in disaster relief

    A report edited by a research scientist from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative highlights the increasingly important role of social media and cellphones in disaster relief.