(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher Hernandez, Loyola University Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) Picture an ...

Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square miles, including ...

Christopher Hernandez received funding from the National Science Foundation (grant number SPRF 1715009) for the lidar work in Puerto Bello Metzabok. Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at ...

When it comes to drone surveys, accuracy and reliability in positioning data are critical. Recently, we had the opportunity to test the new Emlid Reach RS4 Pro base station paired with the Pilotless ...

LiDAR surveys in eastern Ecuador reveal thousands of platforms, roads, and canals belonging to a large urban society that thrived more than 2,000 years ago. The discoveries challenge long-held views ...

SALEM TWP. — E-commerce and technology giant Amazon wants to discharge used water from its massive data center along Route 11 into the Susquehanna River. Amazon Data Services Inc. is asking the state ...

Fernando Araújo was riding his jet ski through Brazil's Rio Negro when he saw the small plane lose altitude and "crash into the river," he tells PEOPLE A man filmed the harrowing moment a small plane ...

Having fishers as protagonists, a recent study disclosed unanswered details about the Amazon communities and fish species most affected by two Madeira River dams. The dams limited the natural flow of ...