Tea tree of life! Awe-inspiring footage shows ‘natural art’ forming in an Australian lake after a huge storm An Australian photographer has taken awe-inspiring photos of a ‘tree of life’ Post-storm, tea tree oil settles in the pathways of Cakora Lake, New South Wales The lake’s crevices resemble a tree, creating the stunning sight of … Read more
Sony offers first glimpse of its Airpeak drone that can carry an Alpha camera on an adjustable gimbal and capture footage and images from the air Sony unveiled its first Airpeak drone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) The model features a quadcopter design, with two landing gear extensions It can be equipped with Sony’s … Read more
Now that’s air mail! Christmas gift touches down at remote lighthouse marking the Royal Mail’s first ever delivery by drone Royal Mail has made the UK’s first drone package delivery on a Scottish island Postal group said it was first step in its drone programme to serve rural locations The item sent on the Isle … Read more
Tonic boom! Drone successfully flies NHS supplies from the mainland to the Isles of Scilly for the first time – before being sent back with local GIN It marks the first drone freight delivery between commercial airports in the UK Drones could potentially now carry items including medical supplies The aircraft was returned back to the … Read more
Death from above! Drone is converted into a flying flamethrower costing £9,000 in dramatic Chinese campaign to destroy 100 wasp nests Blue Sky Rescue teamed with villagers in Zhong county near city of Chongqing Group raised 80,000 yuan (£9,200) to buy the drone and equip it with a gasoline Footage released by Blue Sky shows … Read more
The world’s first satellite launching drone, developed by a US-based space startup, will will be able to carry a new payload into orbit every 180 minutes, the firm claims. Aevum says the massive 80ft long drone, named the Ravn X, is fully autonomous, 70 per cent reusable, and can take off and land on runways … Read more
1963: Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory Commissioned for service on November 1 for $9.7 million. 1965: One of its first accomplishments was establishing the rotation rate of Mercury, which turned out to be 59 days rather than the previously estimated 88 days. 1968: Sporadic radio pulses from the direction of the Crab Nebula supernova remnant found at Green … Read more
Apache helicopter was deployed to help police track rogue drone flying illegally near Stansted Airport, report reveals Apache was one of a pair of helicopters flying through controlled traffic zone Air traffic controllers gave permission for gunship to turn back and track drone Monitored the drone for 30 minutes before it had flown away from … Read more
Stalker, 42, who used a DRONE to spy on his ex-partner and her male friend is jailed for four months John McDermott, 42, pleaded guilty to using a drone to spy on his ex-girlfriend The court heard he followed her and used a drone to watch where she lived McDermott was jailed for four months … Read more
An airliner came within 3ft of smashing into a large drone in what is believed to be the UK’s closest near miss involving a passenger jet, a report has revealed. The incredible close call involving an easyJet plane happened in broad daylight at a height of 8,000ft shortly after it took off from Manchester Airport. … Read more