There are millions of birds flying under the blue sky in this world. Whatever the weather conditions are, they fly high above in the sky and live their life freely. Beneath their effortless flight, ...

New research reveals how the invasive fall armyworm uses a combination of the Earth's magnetic field and visual cues to navigate during night-time migration.

A common Polaris failure starts with a compass. The needle points toward magnetic north, then the search shifts to that ...

Like most old skills, there's something deeply satisfying about getting where you want to go with the humble compass. I ...

Tiny highly uniform magnetic fields are known to pervade the universe, influencing various cosmological processes. To date, however, the physical mechanisms underpinning the generation of these fields ...

Levon Pogosian receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The work described in this article was enabled in part by support provided by the BC DRI Group and ...

In the vast tapestry of avian adaptations, few abilities are as remarkable as magnetoreception – the capacity to detect Earth’s magnetic field. While humans rely on compasses and GPS for navigation, ...

Pigeon taking to the skies. Image by Tim Mossholder via Pexels. Home » Wildlife » Did you know some animals use the Earth magnetic field to find their way and here is how The natural world never ...

This video explains how compasses use Earth’s magnetic field to point north, breaking down the science behind one of humanity’s oldest and most reliable navigation tools.

It may be possible to keep space exploration missions running longer and avoid spacecraft colliding with each other using a technique that harnesses magnetic fields to move satellites. Currently, most ...

IMPORTANT SKILL OF AN INTERVIEWER IS TO LISTEN, BECAUSE OFTEN THE MOST INTRIGUING PART OF A STORY COMES FROM A COMMENT THAT TAKES YOU IN A DIRECTION YOU WEREN’T EXPECTING. THAT WAS TRUE OF A VISIT TO ...

You may have seen headlines or social media posts talking about a weakening of Earth’s magnetic field, specifically over the South Atlantic. It sounds dramatic, and a little scary. Is Earth losing its ...