A compass does not point directly at the physical location of magnetic north. It is oriented along the Earth's magnetic field lines at its location.

A compass does not point directly at the physical location of magnetic north. It is oriented along the Earth's magnetic field lines at its location.

The result that magnetic-field detection might have evolved separately for the map and compass senses bolsters growing evidence for dual magnetoreception systems in other vertebrates 1, 3.

New research hints at the biophysical underpinnings of their ability to use Earth’s magnetic field lines to find their way to their breeding and wintering grounds ...

Bogong moths navigate to alpine caves by using a stars and Earth's magnetic field. They can change direction based on star ...

On Earth, the magnetic field of our planet points a compass north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated.

For just over two years, a scalar magnetometer developed by Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) and the Space Research ...

Sushkov’s experiments use the spins of atoms as miniature compass needles that can sense other quantum particles through their magnetic influence. Researchers have long leveraged this phenomenon, ...

Many migratory birds use Earth’s magnetic field as a compass, but some can also use information from that field to determine more or less where they are on a mental map.

Migratory bats use a magnetic sense to navigate long distances, calibrating their internal compass based on the position of the setting sun each evening. Many animals may use Earth’s magnetic ...