There are several reasons you need a compass if you’re serious about outdoor adventure. Let me take you through part my Mountain Leader assessment to give you a flavour of a couple. One of the ...

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For decades, scientists have known that migratory birds use Earth’s geomagnetic field—along with light, stars, and other cues—to guide them on remarkably long journeys. But it is unclear just how ...

Compasses are an emblem of the spirit of adventure. They were one of the earliest navigation tools used by explorers to map the globe, and have stayed in use from the age of ships to the era of ...

How does a compass work in space? From the moon to Venus, here’s how a compass would work beyond Earth’s magnetic field. Explorers have long trusted compasses to navigate Earth’s land and oceans, ...

Monarch butterflies depend on an internal clock to navigate to their winter grounds in Mexico, researchers have found. Scientists have long known butterflies use the sun and an internal compass to fly ...