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Scientists just discovered that most bees navigate using tiny internal magnetic compasses, and this superpower might be ancient. Even bees that live alone showed strong magnetic properties, completely surprising researchers who expected to find this trait only in social species like honeybees.
Scientists discovered that pigeons navigate using iron-rich liver cells that sense Earth's magnetic field when the sun disappears behind clouds. This breakthrough reveals the immune system plays an unexpected role in how animals find their way home.
Scientists discovered magnetic fossils from an ancient marine creature that may have been one of the first animals to navigate using Earth's magnetic field. The 97-million-year-old find hints at evolutionary secrets we've never seen before.