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 ...

Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) can learn to associate food with the geomagnetic signatures of various oceanic regions, suggesting that they are able to find known foraging areas using an ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — No matter if it's fishing, hiking or hunting, many opt to use use a cell phone to navigate, but that approach can be a double-edged sword. Dave Bieri, district ...

A new Pew survey finds most Americans feel confident with everyday tasks but less sure about technical ones like fixing a car ...

Still, MSC chief executive Mike Daisley says reading printed maps and navigating handheld compasses are an essential skill when you’re exploring. Teacher Boyes says research shows writing by hand ...

To use the compass on your iPhone, you simply need to launch the Compass app and calibrate it. Here's what you need to know.