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Air Pollution Could Make It Harder for Bees to Navigate

by Skyler Ware 28 October 202429 October 2024

Fine particulate matter in the atmosphere reduces the degree of polarization of sunlight, which insects use to guide themselves home.

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Here’s How Artemis Astronauts Will Navigate on the Moon

by Saima May Sidik 30 November 202321 March 2024

The next wave of lunar explorers is headed to terrain that promises to be both stunning and challenging. Here’s how they’ll cope with some of the difficulties they’ll encounter.

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True North, Strong and Free—And Better Oriented

by Mohammed El-Said 14 September 202314 September 2023

Researchers explored a method for locating true north using the polarization patterns of daylight.

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The Simple Usefulness of the Secchi Disk

by Miriam Reid 18 July 202214 March 2024

A centuries-old sailor’s hack enters the ecologist’s toolkit.

The voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa sails with Cape Town, South Africa, in the background.
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Navigating the Pacific with Wind, Waves, and Stars

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 24 February 20221 November 2022

Ancient Polynesian voyagers sailed thousands of kilometers with no maps or compasses; they followed nature’s clues. Using the same tools, the Moananuiākea Voyage will set sail from Alaska and circle the Pacific.

A white seacraft moves through deep green water
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A New Mayflower, Named for the Past, Autonomously Navigates the Future

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 24 January 202227 March 2023

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ crossing, a ship guided by an AI captain will embark on the same journey, doing science along the way.

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Autonomous Vehicles Could Benefit from Nature

by Stacy Kish 22 September 202129 March 2023

A team of researchers at the University of Michigan is looking to animals to find new ways for autonomous vehicles to navigate through the environment.

Soil chips help researchers understand how fungi species behave at the microscopic level in soil.
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Soil Chips Help Scientists Spy on Fungal Navigation

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 13 April 202119 July 2022

Soil chips provide a micrometer-resolution window into life underfoot, shedding light on how fungi behave when navigating soil’s mazes.

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Very Good Space Boys: Robotic Dogs May Dig Into Martian Caves

by I. Backman 7 January 202119 July 2022

Four-legged, autonomous robots known as “Mars Dogs” will explore previously inaccessible caves to look for signs of life and potential locations for future human colonies.

Metal and concrete salmon pools at Oregon’s McKenzie River Hatchery
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Internal Compass Guides Salmon’s Incredible Journey

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 9 June 202019 July 2022

New study finds evidence that magnetite particles play a role in fish navigation.

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