Trying to understand how a map relates to what’s on the ground can be tricky. It requires the brain to do a lot of stuff that it doesn’t customarily do daily. This is one of the reasons that ...

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

In the days since GPS was invented, many of us have lost the skill of navigating by a good old compass and map. As a family ...

Forest Ridge Park offers wilderness navigation classes to equip hikers with essential outdoor navigation skills.

Fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even a few mammals rely on magnetoreception for navigation. But the exact mechanism ...

When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it’s snowing so ...

In 2025, a navigation app is no longer just a digital map — it’s an ai-powered travel assistant that brings together real-time traffic conditions, offline maps, advanced route planning, 3D maps, ...

There are actually two North Poles. One has been wandering over northern Canada and north of there for years. An earth scientist explains why and what it means for holiday travel.

Getting lost during a hike sounds like a nightmare for most people. Not only can it totally ruin your trip, but depending on ...

So the magnetic north pole is drifting away from Canada toward Russia. This continued in the year just passed, and the newest ...

Losing GPS would mean losing a lot more than Google Maps. The technology is integrated into everything from lights that turn ...