For the first time, researchers measured the magnetic pull inside a single bacterium, turning a biological mystery into hard ...

Nocturnal insects may use both Earth's magnetic field and visual cues to guide their migratory flight behaviors, according to ...

Picture yourself standing at the Geographic North Pole with a compass in your hand. You'd expect that trusty needle to point straight down, right into the ground. Turns out that's completely wrong.

Some inventions are so simple that it’s hard to improve them. The magnetic compass is a great example — a magnetized needle, a bit of cork, and a bowl of water are all you need to start navigating the ...

Pigeons can sense Earth’s magnetic field by detecting tiny electric currents in their inner ears, a team of researchers suggests. Such an inner compass could help to explain how certain animals can ...

Although the Earth’s magnetic field is reliable enough for navigation and is also essential for blocking harmful solar emissions and for improving radio communications, it’s not a uniform strength ...

Loggerhead turtles are able to sense Earth's magnetic field in two ways, but it wasn't clear which sense the animals use to detect the magnetic field when navigating using the magnetic map they are ...

Loggerhead turtles are able to sense the Earth’s magnetic field in two ways, but it wasn’t clear which sense the animals use to detect the magnetic field when navigating using the magnetic map they ...