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US Air Force wants to plasma bomb the sky using tiny satellites

9 August 2016

Three teams are competing in a US Air Force project to improve radio communication by directly seeding the ionosphere with plasma

Mall tales: an artist's take on modern retail psychology

5 August 2016

Shopping malls are hot property in the Arab Gulf states, but Sophia Al-Maria doesn't exactly warm to them in her new video installation

How drones are learning to find their own way in the world

27 July 2016

From delivering pizzas to tracking whales, we have high hopes for drones. Here are three advances that will help them live up to the buzz

Controversial pesticides may be lowering the sperm count of bees

26 July 2016

Widely used neonicotinoid pesticides may harm the fertility and viability of male honeybees, contributing to the collapse of bee populations

Amazon to begin UK delivery drone trials to make them safer

26 July 2016

The firm wants to deliver parcels to private addresses over a short distance as part of its Prime Air initiative - now it will get the chance to test its technology

Forest flying takes drone swarms to places once off limits

21 July 2016

For drone swarms, forests are the ultimate challenge. Avoiding trees and shrubs while keeping formation shows they could tackle almost any obstacle course

Stitching a drone’s view of the world into 3D maps as it flies

20 July 2016

Combining multiple images from a drone-mounted camera gives highly detailed models of the ground – and this can now be done in real time

Anticipating crimes of the future

6 July 2016

Roller-coasting birds soar for months and may snooze while aloft

30 June 2016

With help from mid-ocean air currents, frigatebirds can stay airborne for up to 63 days – and it seems they’re able to snooze while soaring

Sound artist Chris Watson listens to a city breathe

23 June 2016

Wildlife noises form part of an enthralling piece of sound art that reveals the secrets of an English city's green lung