New Uses for Drones! Collecting Whale ‘Snot’ to Assess Health
On March 28, 2020, it was reported that whale ‘snot’ contains a wealth of biological data that is typically difficult to obtain, including DNA, microbial information, hormone levels, and the whale’s metabolism. Drones can reach above the whale when it surfaces to breathe, then drop a petri dish to capture the whale’s expelled ‘snot’. On … Read more