For most of modern science, humans were believed to lack any ability to sense Earth’s magnetic field. Magnetoreception was considered a specialised adaptation found in migratory birds, sea turtles, ...

Many songbirds use the Earth's magnetic field as a guide during their migrations, but radio waves interfere with this ability. A new study published has found an upper bound for the frequency that ...

Do human beings have a magnetic sense? Biologists know other animals do. They think it helps creatures including bees, turtles and birds navigate through the world. The mixed results in people may be ...

It was one of the most widely mocked studies in the field of animal cognition. A team from Germany and the Czech Republic found that dogs prefer to defecate with their bodies aligned along the Earth's ...

Loggerhead turtles are always on the move. Migrating thousands of miles over the course of their lifetimes, these sea turtles navigate according to Earth's magnetic field, which they sense through two ...

A new analysis of people’s brain waves when surrounded by different magnetic fields suggests that people have a “sixth sense” for magnetism. Birds, fish and some other creatures can sense Earth’s ...

Discover the magnetic sense of cows as they align like compass needles, affected by power lines disrupting their natural orientation. Farmers and herders have known for centuries that herds of cattle ...

A University of Central Florida researcher is co-author of a new paper that may help answer why some animals have a magnetic 'sixth' sense, such as sea turtles' ability to return to the beach where ...