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European Scientists Had Little Evidence That Birds Migrated During the Winter. It Was Not Until a Stork Returned with a Spear Made of African Wood Through its Neck That They Had Significant Proof of Long-Distance Migration.

One of the most fascinating and inspiring natural phenomena is bird migration—but how do scientists figure out where all those birds are going?  European scientists had little evidence that birds migrated during the winter until the nineteenth century. Scientists only had definitive proof of long-distance migration once a stork returned with an arrow made of […]

European Scientists Had Little Evidence That Birds Migrated During the Winter. It Was Not Until a Stork Returned with a Spear Made of African Wood Through its Neck That They Had Significant Proof of Long-Distance Migration. Read More »

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A Polish Environmental Charity Placed a GPS Tracker with a SIM Card on a White Stork to Follow Their Migratory Pattern. They Lost Track of the Stork and Received a Phone Bill for $2,700.

Global Positioning System (GPS) and GSM modules are used in an Arduino-based vehicle tracking system. This communication method makes use of a GSM modem and SIM card. But did you know why a Polish research team had to pay a $2,700 phone bill? Using a SIM card in a GPS tracker, a Polish environmental charity

A Polish Environmental Charity Placed a GPS Tracker with a SIM Card on a White Stork to Follow Their Migratory Pattern. They Lost Track of the Stork and Received a Phone Bill for $2,700. Read More »