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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, University of New South Wales

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…