LOWELL — Let’s get this out of the way right at the start, The Straight Line is anything but, and unfortunately, that’s not a good thing. The Jerry Bisantz play put on by Image Theater made its debut ...

July 31 (UPI) --New research has revealed the mechanics of a magnetic bacteria named Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense. The unique species synchronizes its locomotion with the Earth's magnetic field ...

Whale navigation Humpback whales can swim thousands of kilometres in a straight line, suggesting they may use a unique compass mechanism, according to researchers. The findings are published today in ...

The Earth actually has a number of north poles, and all of them are not at a fixed point. The Earth rotates towards the east, leading to periods of days and nights. The points at which the axis of ...