Flying With Whales: Drones Are Remaking Marine Mammal Research
November 20th, 2025
Via Knowable Magazine, a look at how – from collecting whale snot to capturing surprising behaviors – aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of life at sea: 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 […]
Read More »We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
November 17th, 2025
Via New York Times, a report on how scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico: For the first time, scientists are tracking the migration of monarch butterflies across much of North America, actively monitoring individual insects on journeys from as […]
Read More »AI-Ddited Wildlife Photo in Japan Reignites Debate over Technology’s Expanding Role in Conservation
November 6th, 2025
Via Eco Business, a look at how the boom in AI-driven biodiversity tracking is attracting NGOs, tech firms and investors, yet governance remains patchy, with experts warning that the race to automate conservation is outpacing rules designed to keep it honest: A Japanese news agency’s decision to withdraw a wildlife photo enhanced by artificial intelligence […]
Read More »How Fiber Optic Cables Help Monitor Endangered Species
November 6th, 2025
Via Anthropocene Magazine, an article on how the fiber optic cables delivering your Netflix might help monitor endangered species: Fiber optic cables crisscross the world’s ocean like a spiderweb, transmitting vast amounts of data as pulses of light. What if they could also be used to listen in on life below the waves? An experiment […]
Read More »Using Technology To Stop Asia’s Deadly Elephant Wars
October 11th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at how technology such as thermal drones, AI, and acoustic sensors are being used to stop the conflict between elephants and their deadliest enemy: man Thermal drones are launched. Artificial intelligence and acoustic sensors are activated to pinpoint targets. Armed rangers are sent out on patrols. Such innovations have found […]
Read More »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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