If hikers are using a compass to get a general sense of direction, this isn't much of an issue. However, if they are attempting to navigate based on map directions, they must adjust for ...

GPS devices and GPS apps for your phone and even navigation watches with GPX files are nearly foolproof today. But what about ...

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 ...