How does a magnetic compass work? Well, it’s all down to basic physics and human ingenuity. The key component of a standard baseplate compass is its magnetized needle, which is allowed to spin freely ...

Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field generated by electric currents from within the planet. Compasses take advantage of this field to identify north and serve as a navigational aid. But one social ...

Our planet’s northern magnetic pole is not only racing toward Siberia at about 34 miles per year, it has been to Antarctica several times in the last million years—and it’s due to flip again. This isn ...

An aircraft engineer believes he has found a crucial overlooked clue that could unravel the mystery of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, as new efforts to locate the plane are set to begin.

IN this small treatise the Deviation of the Compass in iron ships is professedly dealt with as a matter of observation, and distinct generally from magnetic science and the mathematical investigations ...