Nonlinear dendritic integration in single presubicular neurons provides a mechanism for combining vestibular-based head-direction signals and visual landmark signals to anchor the brain’s internal ...

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

Magnetic compasses can be fooled by steel hulls and shifting magnetic poles, so ships turn to gyroscopes instead. This video breaks down how gyrocompasses use Earth’s rotation to find true north, and ...

There are actually two North Poles. One has been wandering over northern Canada and north of there for years. An earth scientist explains why and what it means for holiday travel.

Using ground-penetrating radar, researchers discovered an underground chamber containing a 500-year-old compass near Copernicus’ burial site. The compass resembles the one often depicted with ...

We all have a pretty clear idea in our heads of what a movie director does — they guide the performances of actors, interpret the script, and steer the overall visual style of the film. But “video ...

Have you ever wanted to find a Bluetooth device out in the wild while looking like the comic relief character from a science-fiction series? You might like Dendrite, the direction-finding hat from ...