CryoSat Satellite Detects Hidden Antarctic Pattern

CryoSat Satellite Detects Hidden Antarctic Pattern

Near Antarctica's center, CryoSat measurements show an unusual pattern in the ice sheet's elevation. The discovery is leading to even more accurate measurements from the European Space Agency ice mission.

FAA Grounds Ohio City's UAS

FAA Grounds Ohio City's UAS

The federal government grounded a new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that the Lakewood, Ohio, engineering department was using to monitor storm water discharge and erosion.

Lake Erie Ice Thickest in Decades

Lake Erie Ice Thickest in Decades

The intense cold snap that gripped much of central Canada and the United States in early January 2014 brought thick and widespread ice to the Great Lakes.

UAS Identifying Oil Reserves

UAS Identifying Oil Reserves

Researchers are using unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology to scan rock formations in remote areas to better understand what lies beneath the surface and improve understanding of subsurface oil reservoirs.

NASA UAS Eyes Climate Change

NASA UAS Eyes Climate Change

NASA’s Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is in the western Pacific region to track changes in Earth's upper atmosphere and help researchers understand how they affect climate.

Heat Wave Stifles Australia

Heat Wave Stifles Australia

2013 was Australia's hottest year ever, and the heat continued into the new year, with nearly 9 percent of the country's cities and towns citing record temperatures between Jan. 1-4, 2014.

Taking Earth's Temperature from Space

Taking Earth's Temperature from Space

The European Space Agency's new GlobTemperature project merges data from several spaceborne sensors to give scientists a one-stop shop for land, lake and ice temperature data.

Unmanned Aircraft Observations May Save Elephants

Unmanned Aircraft Observations May Save Elephants

After 17 elephants were killed by a speeding train in West Bengal, India, the nation's railways and environment ministries are considering deploying unmanned aircraft systems to help prevent such tragedies.