A long flight home from feeding grounds messes with birds’ internal clocks. Flying across several time zones often causes jet […]
Category: navigation
Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution
Nearly every country represented in the United Nations General Assembly recently voted in favor of promoting world maps that more […]
How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
Is that the smell of success? Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory. […]
After 16 years and $8 billion, the military’s new GPS software still doesn’t work
“As a result, extensive and more operationally relevant testing with actual GPS satellites, ground antennas, and user equipment led to […]
Japan lost a 5-ton navigation satellite when it fell off a rocket during launch
If you’re in the space business long enough, you learn there are numerous ways a rocket can fail. I’ve written […]