A floating laboratory will uncover the secrets of Arctic winter
21 April 2025
The Tara Polar Station, a $23 million research vessel with a crew of 12, will drift across the Arctic ice to enable better monitoring of a rapidly changing environment
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Why vanishing sea ice at the poles is a crisis for the entire planet
21 April 2025
Extremely low sea ice levels in the Arctic and Antarctica signal a "new normal" that may accelerate global warming and disrupt ocean currents, on top of the consequences for people and wildlife that rely on the ice
Quantum GPS can help planes navigate when regular GPS is jammed
18 April 2025
A quantum sensor using Earth's magnetic fields outperformed standard GPS backups in test flights. This technology could help commercial aircraft stay on course amid a rise in GPS jamming and spoofing attacks
Drones and sensors could help predict ocean current shutdown
15 April 2025
A massive research project will investigate the role of icebergs in driving melting of the Greenland ice sheet, a process that could trigger a catastrophic collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Antarctic teams drill oldest ice cores yet in search of climate clues
14 April 2025
Ice cores that record 1.2 million years of Earthās atmosphere are on their way to Europe to be analysed, and an Australian drilling team is hoping to go even further back in time
Smell-seeking drone uses moth antenna to follow a scent
8 April 2025
A moth antenna can be integrated into the electronics of a drone to create a smell-seeking bio-hybrid ā but it only detects the smell of a female moth
Ice-monitoring drones set for first tests in the Arctic
2 April 2025
High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as part of a project to assess how quickly glaciers in Greenland are retreating
Largest all-electric flying machine begins sea trials
10 March 2025
A 12-passenger āseagliderā that is part boat and part aircraft harnesses cold war-era technology to fly just above the waves using only electric power
How the drone battles of Ukraine are shaping the future of war
18 February 2025
As the Russia-Ukraine war reaches its third anniversary, militaries around the world are watching the evolution of drone warfare and planning for future conflicts
NATO tests satellite internet as backup to sabotaged undersea cables
16 January 2025
As apparent acts of sabotage cut undersea data cables around the world, NATO held its first demonstration of a project to quickly reroute crucial communications to satellite internet
