Scientists discover that most bee species can sense Earth’s magnetic field using iron-rich cells that may aid navigation and communication.

As married research professors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dustin Gilbert and Anne Murray often discuss their ...

Some animals are capable of magnetoreception—an added sense that helps them detect magnetic fields. European scientists have now learned that the molecule responsible for this trait is also found in ...

Magnetoreception enables animals to sense magnetic fields, which helps them navigate and orient themselves through the perception of location, direction or altitude. It’s been established that a ...

Researchers discover 90% of bees have magnetic powersOne of the world’s most important pollinators may have an even more remarkable skill than scientists once realized: A team led by the University of ...

Many animals are known to navigate by sensing the Earth’s magnetic field, including bacteria, birds, bats, eels and whales. Some observations suggests that even dogs and cows sense the Earth's ...

“There is no such thing as ‘extra-sensory perception.’ What we have shown is this is a proper sensory system in humans, just like it is in many animals.” Reading time 5 minutes The ability to sense ...