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 ...

As a young Scout, I was taught to use a small magnetic compass to find my way from place to place. Standing in an Eastern Oregon forest of ponderosa pine, so thick and tall that no landmarks were ...

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Follow the direction of a compass needle and you'll end up at the North Pole, right? Not these days. The planet's magnetic field is on the move, a normal enough phenomenon, but one that has some ...

The "Maps and Diagrams" section of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills was not my strong suit growing up. In fact, it was the portion of the annual standardized examination I dreaded the most. For most of ...