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Crowds of people fill an airport terminal.
Thousands stuck as London Gatwick grounds flights after spotting drones
Subsistence hunter Dennis Davis sends his drone out over the ice on the Chukchi Sea in Shishmaref in far-western Alaska. Warming winters have made the sea ice here more dangerous to navigate in search of seals and walruses, but drones can help map the bes
Jobs
Subsistence hunters adapt to a warming Alaska with new tools
A crew chief completes a post flight inspection of a Predator drone on Sept. 15, 2004 at Balad Air Base, Iraq.
Conflict
How drones and robotics may shape the future of conflict under President Trump
Langley Air Force Base
Conflict
Who should be in charge of America’s drone program?
Kenya
Global Politics
Kenya basically bans all drone use — despite potential benefits they may yield
Taped-Nose Drone
Conflict
Efforts to deploy drones for humanitarian purposes are hampered by public fears
Drone Controller
Conflict
North Korea puts its DMZ-crossing drone fleet on display
Celeste Oliva starred in The Nora Theatre Company's production of "Grounded."
Arts
A playwright turns drones into drama
The drone operator.
Conflict
You fly over foreign lands, maybe kill people, then drive home for dinner
People gather at the site of a drone strike on the road between Yafe and Radfan districts of the southern Yemeni province of Lahj on August 11, 2013.
Conflict
Six months later, no one knows exactly who died in an American drone strike in Yemen
tusks
Environment
Cheap drones give elephant protectors a new tool against poaching
A drone flies over the archaeological site of Cerro Chepen as it takes pictures in Trujillo, Peru in August. Archaeologists are turning to drones to speed up sluggish survey work and protect sites from squatters, builders and miners.
Environment
This man wants you to know that not all drones are grey and drop bombs
Conflict & Justice
US drone strikes are controversial, but are they war crimes?
The LowDrone (Courtesy of LowDrone.com / Alex Rivera and Angel Nevarez)
Arts, Culture & Media
Artists look skyward and find inspiration in drones
Global Politics
What It’s Like to Pilot Drones
Next Generation of Drones Won’t Require Operator