Drone Blogs

The practice of placing orca whales in captivity began in the early 1960’s. By the late 1970’s, methods for capturing wild orcas improved, and captive breeding programs began. At the same time, wildlife activists around the world fought to set these creatures free. With the popularity of the film Free Willy, people around the world... Read More

On August 23, 2021, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) first spotted a weather system with the potential to develop into a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean Sea. A few days later, the NHC noted the system was growing in force and would likely develop into a hurricane. By the 26th, the storm had been identified... Read More

On April 28, 1944, the United States Navy established the 5th Fleet as a naval stronghold in the Pacific Ocean. It was deactivated two years after WWII ended. On July 1, 1995, the fleet was reinstated to address growing tensions in the Persian Gulf. Headquartered out of Bahrain, the 5th Fleet maintains a presence in... Read More

It’s hard to understand how some people still don’t believe that global warming is a real thing that we need to address immediately. Over the last few years, wildfire seasons around the world have gotten out of control. The massive fires like the 2019 Amazon Rainforest Fire, the 2019-2020 Australian Black Summer, and most recently,... Read More

 England has become famous for the many historical buildings and parks that are strewn over the nation’s 50,346 sq miles. One such example is St. Martin’s Church in Canterbury that dates back to 597AD and is the oldest continuously running church in England. A building of great religious and cultural importance, St. Martin’s Church... Read More

 Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Qualcomm’s patents have been critical in the development of 4G, 5G, and other mobile communication standards. Since 2015, Qualcomm has been developing communication platforms for drones as well. When NASA began developing the Ingenuity, the first drone to be used on Mars, they had many hurdles to overcome. One... Read More

As one of the founding members of the New York Knickerbockers in 1845, Alexander Cartwright is considered to be the “Father of Baseball” as we know it today. By the 1850s, the sport had become so popular that it was called the National Pastime. However, over the last decade or so, baseball’s popularity has been... Read More

Each day, the world depends on huge amounts of energy to run smoothly. We take for granted just how much is needed to power all the devices we use from smartphones and microwaves to street lights and hospitals. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “In 2020, total U.S. primary energy consumption was equal to... Read More

Drones are being used in countless ways across many different industries. They have found a place in everything from education and research, security and agriculture, real estate and construction, photography and entertainment, inspection and delivery, and soon even as human transport vehicles. What was once considered a hobby toy or military tool, has now become... Read More

Growing up in the plains of Bismarck, North Dakota, ducks and waterfowl played a big part in Dr. Kevin Ringelman’s education. Kevin would spend hours hunting and studying ducks with his wildlife biologist father. He quickly learned that not only can ducks model biological and social family structures, but they are also markers of an... Read More