Monarch butterflies use Earth’s magnetic field as a compass. Cold winter temperatures reverse their direction for spring ...

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

A new study by the University of Cincinnati has found that monarch butterflies have an internal compass for their epic ...

Monarch butterflies have a keen sense of direction, even on cloudy days. This is because they have a magnetic compass to direct their migration in addition to navigating by the position of the sun ...

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.

This is life for Australia's bogong moths. Each spring, they migrate up to 1,000 kilometers to remote caves in the Australian ...

The mystery of how birds migrate long distances over land and sea is a step closer to being cracked. By studying robins, scientists have found clues to how birds sense the Earth's magnetic field ...

"The magnetic field," the researchers wrote in their paper, "may provide dogs with a 'universal' reference frame, which is essential for long-distance navigation, and arguably, the most important ...

Here's how to make a magnetic compass that points north using the amazing invisible force of magnetism. And there are only a few things that we need:A long large needle, a piece of cork carefully ...

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With a compass, you can find out which way a magnetic pole is—and from that, you can approximate other directions such as where south, east and west are as well.