After Alaska Wildlife Troopers in McGrath were notified of a overdue snow-machiner by concerned family members in McGrath on Thursday, it prompted an aerial search in the Department of Public Safety Cessna for an Anchorage man. That aerial search has been met thus far with limited success. According to the report, between 7 pm and 9 […]
Last year, for the first time, scientists used an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, to study killer whales from above. In an article published this month in the Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, scientists describe how they configured their UAV, turning it into a precision scientific instrument. The international team of scientists from NOAA Fisheries […]
National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded researchers at the University of Washington have concluded that Antarctica’s fast-moving Thwaites Glacier will likely disappear in a matter of centuries, potentially raising sea level by more than a half-a-meter (two feet). Data gathered by NSF-funded airborne radar, detailed topography maps and computer modeling were used to make the determination. […]