Pigeons may sense Earth's magnetic field using special cells in the inner ear. This discovery explains how they navigate long distances.

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Many migratory birds use Earth’s magnetic field as a compass, but some can also use information from that field to determine more or less where they are on a mental map. Eurasian reed warblers ...