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Not something a smaller bird wants to see.
science

To Outsmart a Rogue Drone, Think Like a Falcon

Researchers have strapped cameras onto raptors to see how they target their prey.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 4, 2017
A drone flying over the Hands Free Hectare.
nature

From Seed to Harvest, This Field of Barley Was Grown Without Human Intervention

Programmed tractors, autonomous drones, and the future of farming.
Vittoria Traverso October 2, 2017
I see a shark!
sharks

Australia Is Getting Anti-Shark-Attack Drones

If you hear a robot yelling, "SHARK," you should listen.
Eric Grundhauser August 25, 2017
Aeroshell Aerobatic Team performing at EAA AirVenture 2007
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

EAA's AirVenture Oshkosh

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.
monkeys

Arizona's (No Longer) Mysterious Monkey Farm

Some guys with drones inspired a day or two of wild speculation, though.
Erik Shilling July 6, 2017
Watch for falling drones.
news

Drone Meets Cyclist and It Ends Badly

Please don't crash your drone over a bike race.
Eric Grundhauser May 10, 2017
The automated X-37B doesn't need a windshield.
news

After Two Years in Orbit, a Secret Government Drone Has Landed

Just a totally normal government robot plane ending its shadow mission.
Eric Grundhauser May 8, 2017
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Shoayb Khattab. Latitude 25.1528, Longitude 56.3576, Altitude 30ft.
photography

The Art of the Dronescape

Stunning, dizzying aerial photography from Dronestagram.
Anika Burgess April 26, 2017
A drone similar to the one shot down.
news

The Muddy Legality of Shooting a Drone Out of the Sky

Can you legally murder a drone?
Eric Grundhauser April 25, 2017
lakes

Watch Breathtaking Drone Footage From the Lofoten Islands in Norway

Hurry, this beautiful landscape is under threat. Blame Hollywood.
Atlas Obscura August 22, 2016
animals

Found: A Drone That Looks Like a Bird Crash-Landed in Somalia

Presumably, it's a spy drone.
Sarah Laskow July 12, 2016
Drone's-eye view of Grand Sky from front gate
Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota

Grand Sky Drone Park

The U.S.' first commercial park dedicated entirely to flying drones.
news

The First Public Course for Drone Racing Is Opening Soon

In San Francisco, of course.
Eric Grundhauser June 6, 2016
forests

How a Tribe Battled Loggers With a Drone They Built Watching YouTube

The Guyanese government was not helping the Wapichan.
Erik Shilling April 18, 2016
submarines

Did a Self-Identified Spy Hunter Leak an NSA Secret on LinkedIn?

The American government built underwater drones in the 1990s to tap into fiber-optics cables, he claims.
Erik Shilling March 31, 2016
ships

Video Wonder: A Drone's Eye View of Staten Island's Ship Graveyard

Tao Tao Holmes February 23, 2016
christmas

I Took a Mistletoe Drone to Holiday Parties

Laura Hooper Beck December 29, 2015
architecture

The Quest To Make New York City Stop Killing Birds

Damaris Colhoun December 28, 2015