Migratory birds use the misalignment between Earth’s magnetic and geographic poles to gauge longitude — their position along the planet’s east–west axis. Nikita Chernetsov at the Zoological Institute ...

Eurasian reed warblers captured during their spring migrations and released after being flown 1,000 kilometers to the east can correct their travel routes and head for their original destinations, ...

Developed over decades in the 1700s, Harrison’s clocks were major steps toward a reliable way of calculating longitude at sea Developed over decades in the 1700s, Harrison’s clocks were major steps ...

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“Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude,” an exhibition on tour from the National Maritime Museum in London, will be at Mystic Seaport through March 28. The award-winning exhibition, sponsored ...

Inventing a way to determine longitude 300 years ago helped us to conquer the world. Now a £10 million prize is being offered for a similar ground‑breaking innovation – and we all have a chance to ...