Opinion: In this op-ed, retired Navy Capt. John Cordle shares why he chose to retire from his position as a federal worker ...

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 nighttime, completely dark, and you don’t have a map, GPS, compass, or ...

One theory is that they sometimes "cross-check" their direction with their magnetic compass, Dreyer said. Another question is exactly which stars the moths are using to navigate.

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 ( ...

Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that ...

Pembroke, Mass., is home to largest marine compass maker in the U.S. Ritchie Navigation has been a family business for over 175 years and is in the fourth generation of ownership ...

“The Invention of the Compass” is attributed to an anonymous painter of the late 16th century, although there exists a roughly contemporaneous plate of the same title, and of an almost ...

On the one hand, this magnetic shield is responsible for life forming on Earth in the first place, as it protects the surface from most of the Sun’s harmful UV rays.

The needle of a compass has guided humanity for centuries, pointing unerringly toward the magnetic north. But what happens when that point moves — and accelerates? This week, scientists unveiled ...

Whether you've broken your compass or forgot to pack one, Mother Nature can help you if you need one. All you need is a sewing needle.