The vestibular system, a set of structures in the inner ears that helps with balance, may grant the birds their special ...

They observed that the structure of tiny magnetic fields generated by the rotating electrons indicates that the organisms ...

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t ...

Pigeons have long stunned scientists with their ability to cross unfamiliar landscapes and still find their way home, even ...

New research reveals that Earth’s solid inner core is actually in a superionic state, where carbon atoms flow freely through ...

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

The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's ...

A radio signal has been detected, pointing to the possible existence of a magnetic field on YZ Ceti b, an exoplanet 12 ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed ancient magnetic fossils that suggest the existence of a long-lost creature capable of navigating using Earth’s magnetic field. This revelation ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the sun. The ...

Microscopic magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components of an internal "GPS system" for an ancient marine creature that used Earth's magnetic field to navigate ...

Every holiday season there is a mass migration of humans towards home and family. We use many tools to help us navigate back ...