Many animals seem to have a mysterious sixth sense that allows them to travel through the world in ways that humans can only ...

These industrious insects use the sun as a compass during the day, but when clouds roll in or the sun sets, bees can switch to using the Earth’s magnetic field.

Every year, billions of birds migrate in and out of the United States. And across the world, birds fly thousands of miles to reach their seasonal destinations. Some birds, like the Arctic tern ( ...

A new study suggests that these Australian insects may be the first invertebrates to use the night sky as a compass during ...

There have been proposed hypotheses as to how the Moon could have developed a core dynamo. For instance, a 2022 analysis suggested that in the first billion years, when the Moon was covered in molten ...

Same is true for a classical compass (and a phone compass) though, a large metal object nearby can throw it off, and so can (electro-)magnetic fields. Report comment Reply ...

The research team has identified atacamite as a material with magnetocaloric properties. Natural crystals have long ...

In a study published in the scientific journal Nature, researchers found the bogong moths use the starry sky as a guide to ...

A new study finds an Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass.

Imagine traveling more than 600 miles from the only home you’ve ever known, to a mountain ridge you’ve never been to. It’s ...

The pro version is available for $2.49, which enables more customization features and also displays magnetic heading, true heading, magnetic field, location, and address, plus the “course scale ...

Bogong moths use both Earth's magnetic field and the starry night sky to make twice-yearly migrations spanning hundreds of ...