My Dad was a pilot and one time, years ago when he came to Santa Barbara to visit me, we rented a small place from the airport to go enjoy the coastal, ocean and island sights from a bird’s-eye view.

I have a terrible sense of direction. In the car or on foot, I can get lost effortlessly unless I'm very familiar with where I am. I'm often amazed how well most people get around. I can always find ...

When we first drove the redesigned 2022 Jeep Compass, Cars.com reviewer Brian Normile noted that the compact SUV’s high-quality cabin and upscale tech features were among its only redeeming attributes ...

Designed to replace both the outgoing Compass and Patriot, the new 2017 Compass is in FCA-speak a "4.4-meter vehicle," which is a globally relevant size that fits squarely between the 4.2-meter ...

Jeep selected the Geneva Motor Show for the 2017 Compass’ European premiere. The all-new SUV comes to the Old Continent with a fresh look, which is far from what the previous model used to have. Its ...

You might wonder what mice perched on a circular stage inside a 360-degree virtual-reality dome might have to do with dementia, but studying the way the brain orients and adjusts based on visual ...

It’s no secret that the Jeep brand has become Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ superstar brand, both at home in the U.S. as well as abroad. Jeep loyalists had some concern when the Fiat deal was first ...

Take a walk through the centre of an old city: Meander through Marais, stumble through the Shambles, saunter through the City. Twisting, turning, looking for that hidden treasure — a church, a museum, ...

"Simulation explores how insects glean compass direction from skylight." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 07 / 190718140438.htm (accessed November 24, 2025).

The North Star. This is found by using the sidewall of the Big Dipper’s bowl (on the right side) and lining up the two stars to form a line which points upward. Follow this up to the (faint) handle of ...

Have you ever looked at a compass in Santa Barbara, then looked around feeling bewildered? You are in good company. My Dad was a pilot, and so is my son. For myself, I took to the sea rather than to ...