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Sep 17, 2021 3:00 PM
First Martian rock samples from Perseverance edge closer to settling water question
Sep 17, 2021 1:04 PM
This high-tech gunsight could allow soldiers to shoot around corners, Matrix-style
Sep 17, 2021 10:59 AM
This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers
Sep 17, 2021 8:00 AM
Beams of light—not cables—are carrying the internet across a river in the Congo
Sep 16, 2021 8:00 PM
Featured in search and rescue
Jul 28, 2021
What it’s like to rescue someone at sea from a Coast Guard helicopter
Incidents tend to rise in the summer. We flew in a big MH-60T chopper and watched dramatic practice scenarios unfold first-hand.
Jul 9, 2021
A new microwave scanner can track moving objects through walls, Superman-style
A new multipurpose technology could locate people trapped in burning buildings, or even speeding junk hurtling through space.
Jun 29, 2021
How rescue specialists search for survivors in collapsed buildings
In disasters like Miami, urban search and rescue experts employ resources such as cameras, microphones, and dogs as they work on the pile.
Jun 23, 2021
This drone can detect human screams. What could go wrong?
The research is intended for search and rescue applications. But tech like this has potential for abuse.
May 18, 2018
Robotic noses could be the future of disaster rescue—if they can outsniff search dogs
If researchers can crack the chemistry, the applications are numerous.
Jul 12, 2016
A Drone Assistant For Search-And-Rescue Workers
Elios wins million-dollar "Drones For Good" competition
Sep 23, 2015
Brilliant 10: Alper Bozkurt Turns Animals Into First Responders
His "cyberdogs" may save lives
Jul 30, 2015
Military Drone Looks For Missing School Teacher
A hunter looks for someone who actually wants to be found
Apr 24, 2015
Maine Search And Rescue Company Gets FAA Approval To Use Drones
The rain in Maine is spied mainly by plane
