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It’s now one of the world’s most commonly used tools, but what exactly is GPS? CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Explainer: what is GPS?

By Andrew Dempster

It’s a device used widely in cars, on smartphones and in fitness devices. But what exactly is GPS, and how is it able to pinpoint our exact location anywhere on Earth? How does it work? The Global Positioning…
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Do we really need to track offenders from space? satellite image via www.shutterstock.com

GPS monitoring may intrude on prisoners' privacy

By Claudio Bozzi, Deakin University

GPS monitoring has been introduced as a potentially revolutionary technology to solve the problems that beset modern prisons – chronic overcrowding, uncontrolled costs, and the failure to correct behaviour…
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The impact on society from the next solar maximum is predicted to be worse than the last. NASA

Divert power to shields – the solar maximum is coming

By Brett Carter, RMIT University

Over the past few months our planet has been impacted by an increasing number of solar explosions that have erupted from the sun’s surface. Even though next year’s predicted solar maximum – the period…
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GPS technology is everywhere, but should we rely so heavily on it? 3D King/Flickr

GPS jamming could make you a casual terrorist

By Andrew Dempster

One consequence of the global rise of GPS (Global Positioning System), and its inherent ability to track and record information, is that people feel their privacy is cramped, their movements recorded…

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Fruit bats navigate with internal maps

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Egyptian fruit bats use an internal, landmark-based map to navigate their local area, a new study has found. The discovery…

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