In the late 1800s, the French naturalist Camille Viguier proposed an idea that would be dismissed and forgotten for more than ...

In 1882, the French Naturalist Camille Viguier was among the first to propose the existence of a magnetic sense. His ...

Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.

Loggerhead turtles are able to sense Earth's magnetic field in two ways, but it wasn't clear which sense the animals use to ...

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

In winter, lakes and rivers across the country are filled with migratory birds flying in from the north. How do birds keep such precise bearings while flying thousands of kilometers? German scientists ...

Pigeons have long stunned scientists with their ability to cross unfamiliar landscapes and still find their way home, even when landmarks vanish and the sky is overcast. Researchers are now closing in ...

American scientists have discovered that hatchling loggerhead turtles feel the Earth’s magnetic field to tell them where they ...

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

Learn more about loggerhead turtles’ ability to feel the magnetic field throughout their migrations — an ability that they’ve ...

Researchers taught young loggerhead turtles to associate certain magnetic fields with feeding, prompting a distinctive dance ...

A new study details the loggerheads’ ability to “map” their position by using the Earth’s magnetic field, with possible ...