The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

Fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even a few mammals rely on magnetoreception for navigation. But the exact mechanism ...

Just make sure you know how to use a compass and read a map. 2. Temper your ambition In winter, the days are shorter, rucksacks are heavier and the conditions underfoot can be exhausting. It's wise to ...

Smartphones have dozens of hidden sensors that power everyday features. From accelerometers and gyroscopes to proximity and ...

Monarch butterflies may hold the key to one of biology's biggest unsolved puzzles: how animals tap into Earth's magnetic ...

One of the most underrated ways Google Maps makes commuting less stressful is that it reroutes in real time. For instance, it ...

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...

I'm glad I found it because the feature has now become an integral part of my daily navigation routine. It also made me ...

Space telescopes are typically optimized either to study a small patch of the sky across many wavelengths of light or to survey vaster swaths of the cosmos in only a handful of wavelengths. SPHEREx ...

Launched in March, NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky in 102 colors.

Google Maps can automatically save your parking location when you stop your car—if you have an iPhone. This feature is being reported as new, when it appears some users have had it for "years." ...