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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — A West Virginia University researcher is using drones and machine learning to identify and destroy invasive plants without the need for chemicals or herbicides. Dr. Yong-Lak Park, a professor of entomology at WVU, is combatting non-native plant species, like mile-a-minute weed, Japanese knotweed and purple loosestrife, …

Jason Dunion, an associate scientist at the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, is leading a 2022 hurricane field program that will test new aerial drones capable of flying at altitudes deemed unsafe for Hurricane Hunters and other reconnaissance aircraft. As a little boy, Jason Dunion …