Researchers at University of Tsukuba analyzed high-resolution topographic data from airborne LiDAR to examine the relationships among landslide area, depth, and slope gradient.

Abstract: The existing pre-defined coverage path strategies in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based vertical photogrammetry are inadequate for the monitoring and surveying of spotted seal populations ...

People who treat hearing loss with hearing aids or cochlear implants regain rich conversations, escape isolation, and may even protect their brains and lifespans—proof that better hearing translates ...

It’s no secret that birds are struggling. North America has lost billions of them since the 1970s and today more than one-third of bird species are considered under threat. While efforts to stem the ...

Terri Straka lived on Cottonwood Drive in the Rosewood neighborhood of Socastee during the 1,000-year flood in 2015, when water spilled from the Intracoastal Waterway up to her yard four rows of homes ...

Abstract: Ray tracing method (RT) is a computational method for modeling light propagation and interaction, which can be used to simulate communication signal propagation, path loss, etc. in unmanned ...

One of the major cognitive changes that happens as we age is difficulty recounting details of past experiences. But two recent studies suggest that older adults’ memories may be richer than previously ...

The eventing community is reeling this week from the loss of a horse and rider beloved to Area I and beyond. Chloe Smith was 25 years old when both she and her 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, ...

With fire danger ramping up over the summer, there are new concerns about how some Bay Area neighborhoods could be boxed in by erupting wildfires. Drew Andrew reports.

In scenic Alhambra Valley south of Martinez, where forest and grasslands surround large homes, wildfire risk is high, and for retired technology executive Kevin Lewis and his wife, there’s only one ...