Carrying a compass in the backcountry is a little bit like having jumper cables in your car – they’re both pretty useless if you don’t know how to use them. My dad gave me his compass years ago, to ...

Archaeologists were shocked to find out who a recently discovered 500-year-old compass belongs to. Daily Express US. Archaeologists find ancient compass - but can't believe its potential owner.

Researchers discovered a 500-year-old compass in a hidden chamber in Frombork, Poland, possibly used by Copernicus, shedding light on his astronomical work.

Even the best Eagle Scout prefers to navigate during the day. The Vikings, apparently, would have laughed at such a preference—according to new research, ...

Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

The earth's magnetic field is of more than passing interest to science. The field is generated by a dynamo located in the outer core, thus measuring the dynamics of the magnetic field allows us to ...