Wild Signs and Star Paths
52 Keys that Will Open Your Eyes, Ears and Mind to the World Around You 🇺🇸 Published in the US as The Nature Instinct ‘Beautifully written… I…
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Protein Compasses Found in Fruit Flies
A team from Peking University have discovered that fruit flies have clumps of proteins that are sensitive to the Earth’s magnetic field. This is not…
Snail Trails
My thanks to everyone who came to my talk at the Lichfield Festival on Tuesday. A wonderful audience and enjoyably challenging questions. An additional thanks…
Find Your Way with Beehives
Beehives are generally oriented so that they face between south and east. The bees need morning sun to get them going, like shade in the…
Letters from Bob
For a slight change, I thought I would add a little correspondence from Bob Boxberger to the website. I enjoyed these perspectives and Bob was…
The Whale Mystery
I have been meaning to blog about whales for some time. My apologies to those who have gone without a good whale navigation blog for…
Animal Navigation Fascination
I came across this story this morning about a pet dog, Sophie Tucker, that was washed overboard in rough conditions during a sailing holiday off…