After researching nests and lairs, manticore scans should reveal them. Havens should not have the only scanners capable of locating them.
there is a mid-to-late game tech that allows you to see alien bases on your scans. Forget which though
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The citadel research enables this.
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ah, thank you
The research for each type really ought to enable scans of that type.