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Cosmic rays help navigate underground in first real-world test

Particles produced by cosmic rays hitting Earth's atmosphere, called muons, have been proposed as an alternative to GPS navigation that would work underground - and now it has been tested for real

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Desert ants build landmarks to help them find their way home

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A desert ant (Cataglyphis fortis) on its nest mound

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We finally know why insects are attracted to lights

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Map of paths taken by the AI agents

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AI with no visual sensors generates an internal map to finds its way

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Map showing where GPS signal has been jammede

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Russia is jamming more GPS satellite signals around Moscow

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A diagram showing magnetic field distrurbances mapped out

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Robot navigates indoors by tracking anomalies in magnetic fields

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This photo shows an adult female elephant seal returning from her 7-month foraging migration to breed on the beach at A?o Nuevo Reserve.

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Elephant seals seem to have precise mental maps for navigating home

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graphic of smartphone and buildings

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GPS software boost lets smartphones pinpoint location to within 20 cm

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Dutch army equipped with vibrating belts for hands-free navigation

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