European Robin (IMAGE)

University of Oldenburg

European Robin

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Migratory birds such as European robins can sense the Earth's magnetic field. Now researchers show for the first time that a molecule from their visual apparatus is sensitive to magnetic field.

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Corinna Langebrake and Ilia Solov'yov

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