Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself ...

Natural crystals fascinate with their vibrant colors, their nearly flawless appearance and their manifold symmetrical forms.

Opinion: In this op-ed, retired Navy Capt. John Cordle shares why he chose to retire from his position as a federal worker ...

Bogong moths use both Earth's magnetic field and the starry night sky to make twice-yearly migrations spanning hundreds of ...

The research team has identified atacamite as a material with magnetocaloric properties. Natural crystals have long ...

The old Wan'an Street in Xiuning County is the main production area for traditional hand-made wooden compass.

Australia’s iconic bogong moths are the first creatures other than humans and some birds known to navigate by the night sky.

Each runway number comes from its magnetic heading, which is basically the direction a compass points when you're facing down the runway. But the runway numbering is always in two digits, while ...

It has recently been discovered that they can use Earth's magnetic field like a compass to stay on track during their trip of up to 1,000 kilometres (620 miles). Now, a study published in the journal ...

Bogong moths are the first invertebrates known to navigate using the night sky during annual migrations to highland caves ...

It has recently been discovered that they can use Earth's magnetic field like a compass to stay on track during their trip of up to 1,000 kilometres (620 miles).