Most people assume a compass will behave perfectly, no matter where you take it, but the magnetic pole is a […] ...

Pigeons may sense Earth's magnetic field using special cells in the inner ear. This discovery explains how they navigate long distances.

"The cells we describe are ideally equipped to detect magnetic fields using electromagnetic induction—enabling pigeons to find their way home using the same physical principle which permits the ...

Some ancient marine organisms produced mysterious magnetic particles of unusually large size, which can now be found as fossils in marine sediments. An international team has succeeded in mapping the ...

Recently the MagQuest competition on improving the measuring of the Earth’s magnetic field announced that the contestants in ...

Bird migration is one of nature’s greatest wonders. Every year, birds travel across continents in search of food and suitable ...