On March 17, 2012, during a hail storm, Caroline Van Hemert and her husband Pat Farrell set off from Squalicum Harbor in hand ...

If you’re a bee, your life (and the lives of 50,000 sisters in the hive) depends on navigation. Particularly, on your ability ...

A compass that relies on polarised light can use the sun to tell where magnetic north is, even when it is cloudy. It is based on how some insects navigate and could be used when conventional magnetic ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Birds have an arsenal of senses they use to orient themselves — some we're familiar with, and ...