New research is turning a long‑standing hunch about sea turtles into a detailed map of how these animals read the planet ...

Scientists find baby loggerheads feel Earth’s magnetic field to know where they are, reshaping our understanding of sea ...

NASA detects first “magnetic switchback” near Earth: an energetic change in your space shield that reveals new solar risks.

Scientists have known for decades that many animals use the Earth's magnetic field for navigation. It's less clear how they do it. A new study suggests earthworms may be a good way to figure it out.

A new study reveals that the ability of pigeons (Columba livia) to sense the Earth's magnetic field for navigation is thanks ...

A new study details the loggerheads’ ability to “map” their position by using the Earth’s magnetic field, with possible ...

In 1882, the French Naturalist Camille Viguier was among the first to propose the existence of a magnetic sense. His ...

Traditionally, scientists believed that the charge polarity of the magnetosphere at the equator and the poles was the same, but new satellite data shows otherwise.

A strange phenomenon thought to only exist near the Sun has been detected in Earth's magnetic field for the first time. The ...

Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere and magnetic field make ...