Pigeons sense the Earth's magnetic pull via immune cells in their liver, a new study says. Andreas Teichmann, laif/Redux ...

For decades, scientists have known that Earth’s magnetic field helps migratory birds and homing pigeons navigate. Just how ...

Immune cells packed with iron act as an "internal compass" — helping the birds detect the Earth's magnetic field.

A new study offers a surprising clue to how pigeons find their way home. Researchers discovered a strong magnetic signal in ...

How animals navigate by Earth's magnetic field is hotly debated. New research in pigeons points to iron-laden liver immune ...

The secret of how pigeons can fly hundreds of miles and still find their way home has been solved by scientists.

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 observed a completely new type of magnetic structure for the first time by using extremely short laser ...