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Pigeons Rely on the Earth’s Magnetic Field to Navigate. Now, Researchers May Have Uncovered How They Do It
The vestibular system, a set of structures in the inner ears that helps with balance, may grant the birds their special ...
New research reveals how cryptochromes, magnetite, and electromagnetic induction help animals detect magnetic cues and find ...
Pigeons can sense Earth’s magnetic field by detecting tiny electric currents in their inner ears, a team of researchers suggests. Such an inner compass could help to explain how certain animals can ...
In 1882, the French Naturalist Camille Viguier was among the first to propose the existence of a magnetic sense. His speculation proved correct. Many animals—from bats, to migratory birds and sea ...
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How do migrating birds know where to go?
Scientists have tested this by raising birds in isolation, and they still migrate in the right direction at the right time.
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