For most of scientific history, discoveries in nature depended on what a person could see while standing in one place. Mountains were climbed, forests were walked, and oceans were sampled (in ...

In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing one of the largest marine oil spills ever. In the aftermath of the disaster, whale scientist Iain Kerr traveled to the ...

The one-day free event at the Alameda County Fairgrounds is the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering, art ...

Scientists in China have demonstrated a wireless power transmission system that uses a ground-based microwave emitter to beam ...

Chinese scientists have developed a special power transmission platform to charge drones mid-air using microwaves, a proof-of ...

The technology of war is evolving fast, and drones are at the center of it. We've seen this in the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Unmanned drones are cheaper than missiles, easy to mass produce, ...

Drones will probably move first into jobs deemed “too dull, dirty or dangerous” for humans, says MIT automation expert Mary “Missy” Cummings. To monitor marine mammal populations off Alaska, for ...