Tag: GPS
From Hormuz to the cockpit: How warfare and criminal activity undermine...
Zak Kassas, The Ohio State University
Few people want to get lost when traveling. But if there are places...
The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s...
Scott Brame, Clemson University
When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to...
Giraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites...
Michael Brown, Smithsonian Institution
Nearly 6,000 years ago, our ancestors climbed arid rocky outcrops in what is now the...
FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to...
Susan Landau, Tufts University
The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Kochava Inc. on Aug. 29, 2022, accusing the...
Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no...
Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine
The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the...
The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide
Nicholas P. Sullivan, Tufts University
People in the world’s developed nations live in a post-industrial era, working mainly in...
A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and...
David Wallace, Mississippi State University
On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The...
Old stone walls record the changing location of magnetic north
John Delano, University at Albany, State University of New York
When I was a kid living in southern New Hampshire, my family home was on...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
