Iron-rich cells in the birds’ liver could help explain how pigeons and other animals navigate with help from Earth’s magnetic field.

A team of scientists last year presented evidence of a correlation between the migration patterns of ocean salmon and Earth's magnetic field, suggesting it may help explain how the fish can navigate ...

Many species of birds use the Earth's magnetic field to select a direction of movement. However, until now it has not been possible to train birds to move in a certain direction in the laboratory, ...

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