Science says birds can navigate using Earth’s magnetic field, here’s how their invisible compass may work

What scientists increasingly understand is that bird navigation is far more complex than simply following familiar landmarks.

Welcome to the map resistance

MapQuest’s refusal to rename Lake Ontario has made the navigation app an unlikely mascot of the resistance to Trump’s ...

I evaluated dozens of digital measuring tools on Android to see if phone sensors can replace physical hardware

A phone's accelerometer can measure movements, and its cameras can act as an augmented-reality ruler. Its sensors are so ...
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There is no physical reason for north to be at the top of a map, and for centuries it usually was not

Picture a world map. North is at the top, south at the bottom, and ...
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How migratory fish navigate India's rivers during the monsoon using a biological compass – science is still mapping

The fish that reads the river like a map The Hilsa, Tenualosa ilisha, can detect a change in water salinity of less than 0.1 ...

Fresh alert to Brits to stockpile 11 items as UK ‘unprepared'

As the government gear up to launch a campaign to help Brits stay prepared for various disasters, there are 11 items people ...

Rosedale Abbey walk covering old railway lines and kiln ruins

The railway was originally built in 1860, 10 years after an area of high-grade iron ore was discovered. Locally referred to as the Yorkshire Klondyke, it is estimated the population of Rosedale Abbey ...

September Is the Best Month to Watch the Salmon Runs

Every September, two of the Pacific coast's most spectacular salmon runs collide in rivers and streams from California to ...

A great place explore: Try this beautiful Dales walk in Upper Swaledale

THE walking around Upper Swaledale encapsulates much which makes the Yorkshire Dales a great area to explore. Getting there ...