This Quantum ‘Sixth Sense’ Could Allow Birds to Navigate Earth’s Magnetic Field
How do migrating birds know where to go? New research suggests “spooky action at a distance” might be involved. We've Ignored Climate Change For More ...
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Understanding how birds navigate has fascinated scientists for generations. And we’ve finally cracked that old egg… turns out, they have quantum compasses in their eyes. Easy peasy. Half of all bird species migrate to find food as the seasons turn cold. The exact pathway and location changes between species, but they all follow a more-or-less north-south pattern. Incredibly, even for those that hunt on land, birds will take the most direct route, even flying over big bodies of water to conserve energy. But how do these birds know where to go?! They don’t know to follow roads or turn at that one landmark -- also you’re a bird do you even know what a landmark is?! You don’t. But birds do have one advantage, a built-in compass. New evidence from two separate studies — one lookin...
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Understanding how birds navigate has fascinated scientists for generations. And we’ve finally cracked that old egg… turns out, they have quantum compasses in their eyes. Easy peasy. Half of all bird species migrate to find food as the seasons turn cold. The exact pathway and location changes between species, but they all follow a more-or-less north-south pattern. Incredibly, even for those that hunt on land, birds will take the most direct route, even flying over big bodies of water to conserve energy. But how do these birds know where to go?! They don’t know to follow roads or turn at that one landmark -- also you’re a bird do you even know what a landmark is?! You don’t. But birds do have one advantage, a built-in compass. New evidence from two separate studies — one lookin...
