Researchers believe the insects, which are rare visitors to the UK but are commonly found in North America, have an inbuilt biological compass that allows them to sense the direction of the Earth's ...

When most of us think about orienting ourselves when we're lost, Apple Maps or Google Maps are the first tools that come to mind. While there's no doubt that these GPS-powered navigation apps are ...

Mountain rescue teams are repeating warnings for hikers to take care to try to prevent "unnecessary call-outs". They want people to be prepared and wear the right kit including learning how to use a ...

The monarch butterfly uses a magnetic compass to guide its extraordinary migration thousands of km across North America, scientists say. Monarchs are known to possess a Sun compass but even on cloudy ...