Englishman David Napier (1790–1876) is credited with inventing the folded compass in 1848. This version improves on the design by putting all of the joints in the same plane and is known as the "Swiss ...

Artist Simon Beck is his work to new heights and using only his shoes. The Englishman has been carefully stepping around the Alps of France making art in the snow.

Monarch butterflies have a keen sense of direction, even on cloudy days. This is because they have a magnetic compass to direct their migration in addition to navigating by the position of the sun ...