One of the good things about drones is the fact that they can safely be flown in conditions that would prove hazardous for crewed aircraft. That's where the JC260 unmanned helicopter comes in, as it's ...

The University of Arkansas at Monticello’s “Top Gun” is putting his piloting skills to use to assess the health of the campus forest. “Drones have recently become an essential tool for forest ...

The U.S. Forest Service deployed a drone for its maiden mission to manage a forest fire in Flagstaff, Arizona earlier this week. The lightning-caused Maroon Fire has been burning for several weeks in ...

We're so good and so busy at cutting down trees that we can't possibly make up for the forests we lose each year by replanting trees by hand. However, smart drones could fix humanity's major ...

Most fires are battled from the ground, but in some cases, seeing it from above can make a big difference. The Wake Forest Fire Department uses a drone to get a 400-foot aerial view. Other WRAL Top ...

Proven methods of forest restoration exist, but they are labor intensive and expensive. If technology can make forest restoration easier, it is more likely to be practiced on a scale large enough to ...

The Coimbatore forest department in India tested aerial elephant monitoring and herding via drone Tuesday in an effort to reduce man-animal conflicts by ushering the elephants out of populated areas ...