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Scientists discovered a species of bull ant that uses the moon to navigate in complete darkness, compensating for its movement across the sky like ancient sailors used the North Star. The finding reveals nature has even more clever navigation tricks than we realized.
Tana Toll survived breast cancer and now works as an oncology nurse navigator at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, helping newly diagnosed patients find their voice and navigate treatment. On World Cancer Day, she's sharing why speaking up and asking questions can change everything.
Scientists discovered that pigeons use iron-rich immune cells in their livers to navigate home across hundreds of miles, even when clouds hide the sun. This breakthrough solves a century-old mystery about how these remarkable birds find their way.
Pigeons navigate using magnetic-sensing immune cells in their livers, not their brains or eyes. This breakthrough solves a decades-old puzzle about how birds find their way home across hundreds of miles.
Europe just took a major step toward revolutionizing GPS technology by launching its first navigation satellites in low Earth orbit. The Celeste mission could make location services faster, more accurate, and more reliable for everyone.
A Washington startup just secured $6 million to perfect navigation software that guides spacecraft using pictures of planets and stars instead of GPS. The technology could help spacecraft find their way home even when satellites can't reach them.
Scientists in China have developed a breakthrough crystal that brings us closer to ultra-precise nuclear clocks that could navigate submarines and spacecraft without GPS. The innovation solves a decades-old challenge in creating the exact wavelength of light needed for these next-generation timepieces.
German researchers discovered that pigeons use iron-rich immune cells in their livers to sense Earth's magnetic field, finally solving a decades-old puzzle about how birds navigate thousands of miles with pinpoint accuracy.
A defense tech company is successfully testing breakthrough navigation software that helps drones fly accurately even when GPS signals are blocked. The technology is proving itself in Ukraine's challenging electronic warfare conditions.
Scientists discovered magnetic fossils from an ancient marine creature that may have been one of the first animals to navigate using Earth's magnetic field. The 97-million-year-old find hints at evolutionary secrets we've never seen before.
Scientists discovered that African dung beetles use the glow of the Milky Way to navigate in straight lines across dark deserts. This tiny insect has been using our galaxy as a compass for millions of years.
Star-hopping, the technique of navigating the night sky without apps, becomes easier in May when the Big Dipper sits high overhead. Astronomers are encouraging people to put down their phones and learn to navigate the stars naturally, building a mental map that lasts a lifetime.
Scientists taught a small drone to navigate like a honeybee, using a neural network 150,000 times smaller than typical robot navigation systems. The breakthrough could help tiny robots explore disaster zones, deliver medicine, and perform tasks that larger drones can't.
Scientists taught drones to find their way home like honeybees, using just 42 kilobytes of memory—about the size of a single sticker image. The breakthrough could transform how lightweight robots navigate without GPS.
Three Australian companies just won government contracts to solve one of the ocean's toughest challenges: helping underwater vehicles navigate where GPS can't reach. Their breakthrough technology could transform how autonomous submarines operate in the deep sea.
A major shipping company just proved you can sail toward profitability and sustainability at the same time. Navigator Gas achieved nearly 3% emissions cuts while ordering vessels powered by ammonia, one of shipping's cleanest fuels yet.
Scientists created pocket-sized drones that find their way home using bee-inspired navigation and memory thousands of times smaller than GPS. These credit-card-sized computers could make autonomous outdoor robots lighter, cheaper, and far more practical.
Scientists just solved a century-old mystery about how pigeons find their way home across hundreds of miles. The secret lies in magnetic immune cells hidden in an unexpected place: their livers.
Pigeons use iron-rich immune cells in their liver as an internal compass to sense Earth's magnetic field. The discovery explains how these remarkable birds find their way home even when clouds hide the sun.
When a blind journalist forgot his white cane before traveling through one of Africa's most hectic cities, he became the real-world tester for a groundbreaking navigation app that just launched on Android. His journey through Lagos revealed both the promise and current limits of assistive technology designed for Africa.
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