Scientists found a shocking way to track Florida’s invasive pythons: let the snakes swallow GPS-collared opossums.

Opossums are becoming Florida’s secret weapon against giant invasive pythons—thanks to GPS collars and a wild discovery.

"We need everything that we can find to remove as many pythons as possible." ...

Here's what we know about the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, how the yearly hunt works and a little bit about last year's ...

Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.

Florida researchers are expanding an innovative program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered accidentally in 2022, takes ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

Florida scientists are scaling up a novel python-tracking program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered accidentally in 2022, ...

Florida's opossums could soon become weaponized against prolific and invasive Burmese pythons by tracking them.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon awarded RTX a $45.3 million contract modification to support U.S. military GPS satellite ground operations, even as officials weigh scaling back the troubled Next Generation ...

China is upgrading the BeiDou satellite navigation system – its home-grown alternative to the US-run Global Positioning System – as Beijing seeks to expand the network’s industrial footprint and ...

Built-in speedometers have been the standard method for measuring our driving speed since the early 20th century. These devices have seen some changes in the time since, including transitioning from a ...