Surfboard-sized drones crossing pacific to monitor sea surface
Hundreds of miles off the California coast, four drones about the size of surfboards and are tossing across the Pacific toward Hawaii, controlled by pilots on shore.
Hundreds of miles off the California coast, four drones about the size of surfboards and are tossing across the Pacific toward Hawaii, controlled by pilots on shore.
Earth Sciences
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Space Exploration
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Earth Sciences
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Ecology
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Agriculture
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Ecology
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Biochemistry
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Earth Sciences
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Cell & Microbiology
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Environment
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