True north vs magnetic north

How the world’s clocks and geographic coordinates came to be set by a small borough of London

When I took my first brick-like Magellan GPS receiver out of its box back in the mid-1990s, I was in Wick, NE Scotland. The fog was thick enough to walk on. Filled with a confidence I had never had be

Mark Bailey is a freelance writer who has written for The Observer, The Times and National Geographic. marksbailey.com Many people rely on GPS apps to explore new landscapes, but with natural navigati

JD Savage investigates a mysterious, invisible force that rules the universe. Just watch out it doesn’t pull you in!

Amazing answers to your curious questions

There’s a reason why Earth has seasons – and it’s about being totally tilted.