Compass apps haven’t changed much over the last ten or so years. They use your device’s accelerometer to detect direction. They sometimes need calibration, and magnetic cases can mess with them.

A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometers every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said ...

A species of Australian moth travels up to a thousand kilometers every summer using the stars to navigate, scientists said ...

In a study published in the scientific journal Nature, researchers found the bogong moths use the starry sky as a guide to ...

Even magnetic phone accessories can interfere with accuracy. ... it’s likely the compass is struggling to establish direction. Fortunately, GPS data typically takes over once you start walking.

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

A new study finds an Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass.