For centuries, homing pigeons have amazed people with their ability to return home across vast distances. Even when released ...

Many members of the animal kingdom can detect the subtle undulations of Earth’s magnetic field. Relying on a hidden ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay show how the Crappie Magnet technique can quickly turn an empty boat into a full one.

At least part of the answer appears to be hiding inside a seemingly random organ. Immune cells inside pigeon livers called ...

How pigeons fly hundreds of kilometers and still find their way home has long fascinated people. Now, researchers say a surprising answer may be hidden, not in the brain or eyes of birds, but in the ...

Scientists have long known that migrating birds and homing pigeons navigate in part by sensing the Earth’s magnetic fields, ...

A research team in Germany has published new data on how pigeons use magnetic fields as a navigation method when visibility is limited. A key part of the long-sought answer could lie in an unexpected ...

Humans might also possess a magnetic sense, but it is subconscious.