A compass always points north—or does it? Magnets normally maintain a stable direction of magnetization, pointing from south ...

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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 ...