It’s not easy being a whale these days. From illegal whale hunters to over-exuberant tourist-watchers to human-made ocean noises, our largest sea mammals are under a lot of stress and, unlike humans, when whales stress out they don’t seek peace in the bottom of a Ben and Jerry’s container – they produce gallons of mucus full of stress hormones. And here’s the Catch 22: In … [Read more...] about It’Snot Unusual for Drones to Help Stressed Whales
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US Drone Research Hits Regulatory Turbulence
from nature.com Over the past few months, archaeologist Chris Roosevelt has been remotely piloting a petite six-rotor helicopter named Hydra over western Turkey, snapping high-resolution photographs of the scrubby terrain. The pictures will be assembled into three-dimensional maps to help Roosevelt and his colleagues to understand how people who built a kingdom in the region … [Read more...] about US Drone Research Hits Regulatory Turbulence
Drones Fly With Massachusetts Users
from Boston Herald Some Bay State businesses are already putting drones in the air to boost their bottom line as the Federal Aviation Administration hints it may be open to some commercial uses of the hovering craft. “It’s a novelty now, but I think it will become more of a mainstay,” said Missy Cummings, a drone expert at MIT. “These drones can really improve business … [Read more...] about Drones Fly With Massachusetts Users
Proposed Bill in Massachusetts Looks to Protect Private Citizens
The rise in demand for commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is soaring, leaving federal and state regulators struggling to keep up. Privacy is the primary focus of the bills regulating state use of UAVs. There are already several laws on the books to regulate government agencies use of UAVs. Others are still pending, such as Massachusetts’ Bill S.1664. Much like … [Read more...] about Proposed Bill in Massachusetts Looks to Protect Private Citizens
