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Whether you're a first time hiker heading out on a well-marked trail or an experienced thru-hiker planning a remote, long-distance route, a reliable navigation app is an essential part of your kit.

Neuroscientists are developing methods to map the brain systems that allow us to recognize and get around our world. Many behavioral studies suggest that using landmarks to navigate through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To navigate, echolocating bats use a local and directed beam of sound. However, this echolocation is short-ranged and highly ...