British photographer Margot Raggett chose the title Remembering Elephants very deliberately. It sounded premature, and that was exactly why it worked. Memorials are usually created after something has been lost. Her elephants were still alive. But the title forced people to confront the possibility that one day photographs might be all that remained. That idea stayed with me for a completely different reason. We tend to think about documenting places after something happens t

What If Drones Could Heal Themselves? You’re flying a drone deep into a canyon for a mapping mission. Suddenly, a rotor clips the edge of a rock wall. Instead of crashing, the blade flexes, absorbs the impact, and begins to repair itself mid-flight. No emergency landing. No technician required. Just a drone that knows how to heal. Welcome to the emerging frontier of bio-inspired, self-healing drones—tech that borrows from nature, biology, and material science to build UAVs th

T here’s a sweetness in late October air—the scent of dust, marigold, and renewal. The world quiets, the light softens, and even the wind seems to whisper names we’ve nearly forgotten. In Mexico, candles line doorways and altars bloom with color. It’s not grief that fills those nights but gratitude—an understanding that death and life are forever entwined. At THE FLYING LIZARD, we feel that same pulse every time a drone takes flight. Beneath our rotors lies the story of a pla