“With this algorithm we have taken a step forward towards integrating autonomously navigating drones into our everyday life,” said researcher Davide Scaramuzza. Autonomous flight is no problem in open airspace, but today’s self-flying drones are ill-equipped to navigate busy city streets and tree-filled neighborhoods at low altitudes. Researchers at the University of Zurich are trying …

Amazing footage of lava flowing from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano was captured on a drone in the past week. The video shows people hiking within throwing distance of the stream where the active lava flows. However, reports show that due to the ongoing eruption of Kilauea Volcano both at the summit and from the Pu‘u ‘O‘o …

It’s generally agreed that some kind of microbe will be the first form of life we discover on another planet, moon, or other space rock. But hardly anyone thinks we’ll find an alien virus, which is weird, given how prolific and successful these biological entities are on Earth. A new study seeks to correct this …

The intermediate-sized asteroid 2002 AJ129 will make its closest approach to Earth next month — 2.6 million miles away. A half-mile-wide asteroid is scheduled to make a close pass by Earth next month. According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, asteroid 2002 AJ129 will make its closest approach to Earth on Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m. …

The automated shop in Seattle works by tracking users everywhere they go and automatically charging them for any items they take. Amazon has opened a supermarket in Seattle with one key difference to high street competitors – it has no check outs. Instead of bringing goods to a human or self-service cashier, the Amazon Go …