Many of us take navigation for granted; when we're lost, we simply pull out our phones and open Google Maps to find where we are. You could even ask Siri to give you directions if you don't want to be ...

We've been using GPS to get us where we need to go for decades, but there's a lot you probably didn't know about how it works.

or dog collar to keep track of whereabouts afield. Regardless of how you enjoy the outdoors, like most hunters and anglers these days, you’ve probably tapped into the Global Positioning System in one ...

Our everyday GPS struggles in “urban canyons,” where skyscrapers bounce satellite signals, confusing even advanced navigation ...

A June 9 Business column, "GPS Navigating Concept Aids Manufacturing Process," said that Arc Second's system "does not bounce signals off satellites in far-away orbit." Well, neither does the Global ...

On 30 July, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami that spread across the Pacific Ocean.

One expert says the federal government needs to develop a secondary system to avoid a disaster in the event the GPS system ...