drones

The sun sets behind ruined columns at the historical city of Palmyra, in the Syrian desert, some 240km (150 miles) northeast the capital of Damascus November 12, 2010.

The effort to save Syria’s Palmyra gets help from a drone and an algorithm

The ancient city remains in the middle of a war zone. But a group has tried to save it — digitally.

The effort to save Syria’s Palmyra gets help from a drone and an algorithm
oceanographic survey ship

China says it's giving the US its ocean drone back, so stop 'hyping' the incident

China says it's giving the US its ocean drone back, so stop 'hyping' the incident
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits in a hanger at Creech Air Force Base May 19, 2016. The base in Nevada is the hub for the military’s unmanned aircraft operations in the United States.

For Rosa Brooks, how drones turned from the abstract to the stuff of nightmares

For Rosa Brooks, how drones turned from the abstract to the stuff of nightmares
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How a group of drone racers are hoping to use their big events to educate others

How a group of drone racers are hoping to use their big events to educate others

Using Drones to Make Naked Dancers Safe for Television

Using Drones to Make Naked Dancers Safe for Television
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Don't let the name fool you. The 'Snotbot' drone could innovate how we track whales.

According to its inventors, the device is cheaper, safer for whales and a treasure of data.

Don't let the name fool you. The 'Snotbot' drone could innovate how we track whales.
Army 1st Lt. Steven Rose launches an RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle near a highway bridge project along the Euphrates River north of Taqqadum, Iraq.

As history shows, future wars will look very different

The basic components of human conflict may never change, but the way we fight certainly will.

As history shows, future wars will look very different
A US Air Force MQ-1 Predator flies near the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California.

Here's why one former Taliban captive is calling for a halt to US 'signature' drone strikes

When reporter David Rohde was in captivity in Pakistan, he worried that a drone strike might accidentally kill him. And now that it's happened to American aid worker Warren Weinstein. Rohde says the US needs to stop strikes that use only behavioral patterns to figure out their targets.

Here's why one former Taliban captive is calling for a halt to US 'signature' drone strikes
Amazon's drone delivery program, known as Amazon Prime Air, will be doing its testing in Canada because of tight FAA airspace rules.

Blocked in the US, Amazon drones go north of the border

The true north strong and free (delivery)? Thanks to tight airspace restrictions in the US, Amazon has taken its research into super-speedy drone delivery across the border to a secret facility in Canada.

Blocked in the US, Amazon drones go north of the border
A Phantom drone by DJI flies during the 4th Intergalactic Meeting of Phantom's Pilots in western Paris in March 16, 2014.

The drone mystery of Paris reveals at least one thing: Parisians love drones

Drones flew over Paris landmarks last night, unnerving a populace still reeling from the Charlie Hebdo attacks. But it shouldn't come as a surprise: One of the top selling drone manufacturers calls Paris home, and they're a hit in the French capital.

The drone mystery of Paris reveals at least one thing: Parisians love drones
Predator drones featured on a hand-woven rug from Pakistan.

Drones are everywhere — even on rugs

Weavers in Afghanistan and Pakistan have long used military-themed designs on their rugs. Now drones are getting their turn as a rug motif.

Drones are everywhere — even on rugs
The drone operator.

You fly over foreign lands, maybe kill people, then drive home for dinner

"Taylor" trained as a drone sensor operator for six months, learning how to blow up things — and people — across the world with million-dollar equipment. But even though she got to go home every night, a decade of long-distance war has still taken its toll.

You fly over foreign lands, maybe kill people, then drive home for dinner
Men look at wall graffiti depicting a American drone along a street in Sana'a, Yemen, on November 9, 2013.

This Yemeni says US drone strikes are actually helping al-Qaeda

Farea al-Muslimi says American drone strikes aren't just driving Yemenis away from the United States, they're also damaging their relationship with the very sky that feeds their crops and families in peacetime.

This Yemeni says US drone strikes are actually helping al-Qaeda
A drone with Sony Action Cam Mini is pictured at the IFA consumer technology fair in Berlin, September 5, 2014.

What's the difference between a drone and a toy? The pilot

You can buy a drone at a toy store, but are those really drones? It all depends on who's doing the flying and why — but some government agencies are having problems figuring out what's allowed and what's not.

What's the difference between a drone and a toy? The pilot
People gather at the site of a drone strike on the road between Yafe and Radfan districts of the southern Yemeni province of Lahj on August 11, 2013.

Six months later, no one knows exactly who died in an American drone strike in Yemen

On December 12, 2013, a drone strike killed a group of twelve men in Yemen. But beyond the number of the dead — and the compensation paid to the victims' families — almost everything else about the attack remains murky.

Six months later, no one knows exactly who died in an American drone strike in Yemen