Seabirds Flying Across Time Zones Get Jet Lag That Steers Them Off Course
A 20-year GPS tracking study of Manx shearwaters found that rapid eastward flights across lines of longitude leave the birds' ...
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Minimap cues ease anxiety in virtual hazard navigation study
A virtual reality study found that both ground-area and minimap cues kept participants out of simulated danger zones, but only ...
Diamond Laser Sensor Achieves Full Optical Contrast in Magnetic Field Detection
Researchers at Fraunhofer IAF report a laser-enhanced quantum magnetic field sensor that combines 100 percent optical contrast with strong laser ...
Sound That Moves You: What a Decade of Audio Training Studies Really Shows for Blind and Low-Vision Spatial Skills
A systematic review of ten small studies finds preliminary but low-certainty evidence that sound-based movement and navigation training may improve ...
Qualitative framework maps patient navigation across cancer care in LMICs
A theory-informed qualitative framework maps patient-navigation activities across diagnostic, treatment, post-treatment and survivorship intervals in low- and middle-income countries.
Shifting Mazes Slow Human Problem-Solvers, Virtual Experiment Shows
A virtual maze that reconfigures itself after every trial revealed that unstable environments impose measurable costs on spatial problem-solving efficiency, ...
Southern right whales choose different migration routes but arrive at feeding grounds on time
Tracked southern right whales from New Zealand's subantarctic islands used either direct or longer southern migration routes to Australian feeding ...
The Hidden Wave: How Passing Ships Are Quietly Reshaping Shallow Waterways
A new review reveals how ship-induced drawdown waves in shallow waterways drive sediment resuspension, shoreline erosion, ecological damage, and safety ...
Chip-scale optical gyroscope detects rotation as slow as 37 degrees per hour
Researchers have demonstrated a chip-scale Brillouin laser ring gyroscope that detects rotation as slow as 37 degrees per hour, a ...
How the Brain’s Internal Compass Holds Its Course: Ring Attractor Networks Go Full Circle
A new theoretical study shows that heterogeneous, biologically realistic neural circuits implement head-direction selectivity through the same continuous attractor dynamics ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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