The magnetic compass that birds use for orientation is affected by polarized light. That is the finding of researchers in Sweden, who studied zebra finches navigating a simple maze and found that the ...
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Iron-packed liver cells in pigeons act like tiny magnetic compasses, a navigation system never seen before in any other animal
Homing pigeons rely on iron-loaded immune cells in their livers to sense Earth’s magnetic field, a biological compass system ...
Iron-rich cells in the birds’ liver could help explain how pigeons and other animals navigate with help from Earth’s magnetic ...
They may not be on most people's list of most attractive species, but bats definitely have animal magnetism. Researchers have discovered that bats use a magnetic substance in their body called ...
Scientists have identified a new component of the complex navigational system that allows monarch butterflies to transverse the 2,000 miles to their overwintering habitat each year. Monarchs use a ...
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