Pigeons May Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field Using Superparamagnetic Immune Cells in Their Livers
Scientists have identified supermagnetic macrophages in the livers of homing pigeons (Columba livia domestica) that appear essential for navigation when the Sun is not visible, pointing to an entirely new mechanism for animal magnetoreception.
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