Spread the love1. Understanding the Compass A compass is a simple yet powerful tool that has been used for centuries to determine direction. At its core, it consists of a magnetized needle that aligns ...

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THE Meteorologische Zeitschrift for April contains an interesting article by Prof. G. Hellmann on the knowledge of the magnetic declination before the time of Christopher Columbus. Some years ago Prof ...

Researchers recently showed that migratory reed warblers depend on an internal geomagnetic map to guide them on their long-distance journeys. But it wasn't clear how the birds were solving the ...