Even the best Eagle Scout prefers to navigate during the day. The Vikings, apparently, would have laughed at such a preference—according to new research, the North Atlantic seafarers’ sun compass was ...

A rough, whitish block recovered from an Elizabethan shipwreck may be a sunstone, the fabled crystal believed by some to have helped Vikings and other medieval seafarers navigate the high seas, ...

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Ancient tales of Norse mariners using mysterious sunstones to navigate the ocean when clouds obscured the Sun and stars are more than just legend, according to a study published Wednesday. Over 1,000 ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience A mysterious Viking sundial found in Greenland may have helped the ancient mariners sail at the same north-south latitude ...

No one seems to have noticed, but the British Museum's Viking exhibition is very quietly subversive. It became clear at some point between the exhibition packed with people (mid-week) politely ...