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New research shows the insects use the brightness of different stars to work out which direction to go.
Disney's Moana has a remarkably accurate depiction of how Polynesian peoples navigate by the stars, and draws attention to the richness of Indigenous astronomy.
Australia is always on the move thanks to continental drift which means the mapped coordinates of any place can get out of line with any GPS locating system. So what's the plan to fix it?
Get a taste of a drone-enabled future by looking at innovations and explorations from researchers, students and employees at one of the nation's largest university systems.
Without a human operator on board, how can a drone steer clear of collisions? Technology from autonomous cars can help.
Mine communications are complex, slow and unreliable. The solution to keeping miners safe, and rescuing them when disaster strikes, might just be in their hands already.
The navigation tactics of certain Australian ants could point the way to helping driverless cars find their way around.
Measuring time is a crucial part of navigation – particularly in space, where exacting precision is called for. The DSAC is poised to make a change that will aid future deep space missions.
A bold theory suggests the Vikings may have used a mysterious method of studying sunlight to navigate the oceans.
How do you make a digital mapping system give directions like a stranger in the street?
They are the most accurate clocks on the planet and a few more in space. So why are researchers trying to make atomic clocks even more accurate?
It’s well known that severe space weather events – which are quite rare – can have a negative impact on our use of Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled devices. But our research, published in Geophysical…
There have been 10 astronomers royal for Scotland since the honour was created in 1834, only three of whom were Scots. I believe Aberdonian Sir David Gill (1843-1914), who never held the honour, trumps…
Right now if you want to know where you are, your smartphone map will tell you instantly. But these technologies only exist…
The mystery migrations of birds of the world has long puzzled scientists, but understanding how it works may be one step…
Bumblebees use complex problem-solving skills to minimise the energy they use when flying to collect food. For the bumblebee…
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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