Ants use sun for backward navigation, finds Prof Barbara Webb (Informatics)

Press/Media: Research

Period2 Jan 2017 → 17 Feb 2017

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  • TitleThe study suggests that the ant's positioning navigation capability or can inspire the design of robots and automatic cars
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletChina Industrial Control Network (China)
    Date17/02/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletOcean Press (France)
    Date2/02/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleCoffee house: ants use sun, memories for 'backward' walk home
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Day After (India)
    Date1/02/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleButt-first, ants have no problem navigating backward
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLiveScience.com (USA)
    Date30/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts use sun, memories for 'backward' walk home
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Oman Daily Observer
    Date29/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleWidlife's quest to save...
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Island (Sri Lanka)
    Date29/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts on the way home remember and use the sun as a compass
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletTyden (Czech Republic)
    Date27/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleScience briefs
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Straits Times (Singapore)
    Date26/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLiberation (France)
    Date24/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleWhy ant can go backwards? Because they own "navigation system"
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletSee News (China)
    Date24/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleGPS de las hormigas?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletEl Financiero (Mexico)
    Date23/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLas hormigas encuentran el camino incluso cuando andan hacia atras
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLa Voz Digital online (Spain)
    Media typeWeb
    Date23/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLas hormigas encuentran el camino incluso cuando andan hacia atras
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletABC.es (Spain)
    Date23/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe New Gazette (Belgium)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLa Meuse (Belgium)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNord Eclair (Belgium)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts use sun, memories for 'backward' walk home
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletSiasat Daily (India)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts use sun, memories for 'backward' walk home
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNetIndia123.com (India)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts use sun, memories for 'backward' walk home
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBusiness Standard (India)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleThe Navigational behaviour could inspire the development of novel computer
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletDNA India
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleExcellent navigators: ants use celestial, terrestrial cues to find their way
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletTech Times (USA)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleMieren kunnen een richting aanhouden, los van de orienjtatie van hun lichaam
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletVrtnieuws.net (Netherlands)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts use sun, memories for 'backward' walk home
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletIANS (India)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleExperts said the ants can always "find it North" by sky mark home
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Workers Network (China)
    Date22/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleMemories and sun help ants walk backwards
    Media name/outletThe Western Daily Press
    Duration/Length/Size22
    Date21/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts use sun, memories for backward walk home
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletWebIndia123.com (India)
    Media typeWeb
    Date21/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitlePlus fort que le GPS, le cerveau des fourmis pourrait servir a guider des robots
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletL'Express (France)
    Date21/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts are expert navigators, even walking backwards
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNews24 (S Africa)
    Date21/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts are expert navigators, even walking backwards: study
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe China Post (China)
    Date21/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts know the way home, even walking backwards
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletDiscovery Channel Science News (USA)
    Date21/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts are expert navigators, even walking backwards: study
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outleteNCA (S Africa)
    Date21/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLittle ant superb sense of direction also know the way back chatter
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletChina Times
    Date21/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleStudy: small ants superb sense of direction to go backwards also know the way
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletGreat remember yuan News Network (China)
    Date21/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts use a built in 'sat-nav' to always know where they're gong - even when travelling backwards
    Media name/outletWired online
    Media typeWeb
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS allowing even backward guidance
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletAFP (France)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS in the brain
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletATS (Switzerland)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS allowing even backward guidance
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletEurope 1 (France)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a sophisticated GPS allowing even backward guidance
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletRTL TVI (France)
    Media typeTelevision
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS allowing even backward guidance
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletAPS (Algeria)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleThe ants have an integrated GPS
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Jura Newspaper (France)
    Media typePrint
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLas hormigas tienen a "GPS" muy sofisticado that permits orientarse sin
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletMontevideo Portal (Uruguay)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLas hormigas tienen a GPS muy sofisticado
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletDiario Uno (Argentina)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLas hormigas utilizan el sol and memoria para poder orientarse
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletEl Diario Montanes (Spain)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleThanks to their integrated GPS, ants can be guided even backwards
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletFrance Info (France)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleHow to use the sun to navigate
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Irish Daily Mail (Ireland)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLas hormigas encuentran el camino includedo cuando andan hacia atras
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletPueblo en Linea (China)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAsi est orientan estas hormigas cuando caminan hacia atras cargando comida
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLa Vanguardia online (Spain)
    Media typeWeb
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleMyrer kan finde hjem, selvom de gar baglaeans
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBerlingske Tidende (Denmark)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleHow do you know which way to go when walking backward?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Christian Science Monitor (USA)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts use Sun and memories to navigate
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletIran Daily (Iran)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLas hormigas encuentran el camino incluso cuando andan hacia atras
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletPagina Siete (Bolivia)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleHow ants navigate homeward - forward, backward, or sideways
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletTerra Daily (USA)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts are expert navigators, even walking backwards: study
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletExpatica (Netherlands)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLittle ant superb sense of direction also know the way back chatter
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletYam News (Taiwan)
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleLas hormigas encuentran el camino includedo cuando andan hacia atras
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletPeople's Daily Online (China)
    Media typeWeb
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleHow ants use the sun to navigate
    Media name/outletThe Daily Mail
    Duration/Length/Size25
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleJoy at anti-tote
    Media name/outletThe Daily Mirror
    Duration/Length/Size28
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts make use of sun and their memories to navigate
    Media name/outletThe Herald
    Duration/Length/Size8
    Date20/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts use the Sun and its memory to orient
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletEuropa Press (Spain)
    Date19/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleWhy ants might be better at navigating than you
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletCBC (Canada)
    Date19/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts find the way back even when walking
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLa Voz Digital (Spain)
    Date19/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts find their way to their homes, even if they walk backwards
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Viewer (Spain)
    Date19/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a GPS
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLe Journal de Jura (Switzerland)
    Date19/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleHow desert ants navigate walking backward
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletScience News (USA)
    Date19/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts plot the position of the sun and memorize their surroundings to navigate
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletZME Science (Romania)
    Date19/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach
  • TitleAnts have a very sophisticated GPS
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLe Maine Libre (France)
    Date2/01/17
    PersonsBarbara Webb, Antoine Wystrach