Tomorrow's menu: Termites, grass and synthetic milk
22 March 2017
The population is set to rise by 2.5 billion in three decades. We have plenty of ingenious ideas about how to keep us all fed, but will they be too tough to swallow?
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Found 72 results for drones
Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it
14 December 2016
From clothing Adam and Eve to linking the Maasai with heaven, the fig tree appears in countless origin myths. Discover the source of its exceptional powers
Jellymageddon: Can we stop the rise of the jellyfish?
13 July 2016
Acoustic shocks, electrocution, and robot shredders – extreme measures are being considered to tackle the increasing numbers of jellyfish in the oceans
Drowning in sound? The sad case of the baby beluga whales
4 May 2016
The white whales of the Arctic are among the most vocal of all marine mammals – newborns even babble like human babies. Could this be their undoing?
Can this starfish-killing robot save the Great Barrier Reef?
13 January 2016
Crown of thorns starfish are ravaging the Great Barrier Reef. Now we're fighting back with a weaponised drone that dissolves them with a single injection
Bright idea: How light-based Li-Fi could unseat Wi-Fi
6 January 2016
The lights in our homes and streets could soon start talking to us thanks to a smarter way to relay information. Could be bye-bye to Wi-Fi
Fast and furious: Drone racers battle for air supremacy
15 December 2015
Strap on your goggles and steady your nerves for a bird's-eye view of one of the fastest-growing sports in the world
Smart probiotics: Wiring friendly bacteria to take out disease
3 June 2015
Forget about yoghurt. We're engineering bugs that will patrol our guts and take out pathogens
Wind riders: Amazing albatross flight inspires drones
30 December 2014
Albatrosses fly fast for huge distances, barely flapping a wing. Can they teach us to build drones that will stay aloft for months or even years?
Lassie text home: Pooches get technological
26 November 2014
Dogs that help humans in danger can do so much more when they have technology designed especially for paws and noses
