Archive for August, 2025

How Scientists Are Using Drones to Study Sperm Whales
August 19th, 2025

Courtesy of the New York Times, an article on a new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of whales, with less disruption: A drone view of a tap-and-go encounter with a sperm whale at the sea surface. The technique gently affixes a suction-cup sensor to the […]

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Underwater Acoustics System Helps Baby Corals Thrive 
August 18th, 2025

Via IEEE Spectrum, a report how on underwater acoustics systems can help baby corals thrive: Sound bathing isn’t just a human wellness trend: It might be good for corals, too. Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts have developed an underwater audio system that helps coral larvae to choose their permanent home. They’ve found […]

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New technical innovations such as location-tracking devices, GPS and satellite communications, remote sensors, laser-imaging technologies, light detection and ranging” (LIDAR) sensing, high-resolution satellite imagery, digital mapping, advanced statistical analytical software and even biotechnology and synthetic biology are revolutionizing conservation in two key ways: first, by revealing the state of our world in unprecedented detail; and, second, by making available more data to more people in more places. The mission of this blog is to track these technical innovations that may give conservation the chance – for the first time – to keep up with, and even get ahead of, the planet’s most intractable environmental challenges. It will also examine the unintended consequences and moral hazards that the use of these new tools may cause.Read More

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