The red end of your compass needle is magnetized and wherever you are, the earth's magnetic field causes the needle to rotate until it lies in the same direction as the earth's magnetic field. This is ...

As I mentioned, bearings are the direction or angle as measured in degrees from a reference point. To take a bearing, lay your map flat and orient it to true north using your compass. Then ...

GPS devices and GPS apps for your phone and even navigation watches with GPX files are nearly foolproof today. But what about when you run out of battery or your waterproof device isn’t as ...

With the Compass app, you can see the direction your phone is facing ... the compass is improved accuracy when using Apple Maps, Google Maps, and other apps that rely on directional data for ...

A four-point compass can give a rough direction whereas a sixteen-point compass is much more precise. Map symbols show what can be found in an area. Each feature of the landscape has a different ...

This map and an internal magnetic ‘compass’ rely on distinct mechanisms ... but did affect their ability to choose a magnetic direction (Fig. 1b). These results indicate that turtles have ...

A celestial compass rose will appear in the Coachella Valley's night sky on Friday, Feb. 7. Don't forget to look up at the night sky!