- Researchers discovered that the light-sensitive protein cryptochrome 4, found in birds' retinas, is sensitive to magnetic fields and could well be the long-sought magnetic sensor of the migratory birds. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03618-9 453 comments science
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- New Study Fuels Debate About Source of Birds' Magnetic Sense | The Scientist Magazine® https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/new-study-fuels-debate-about-source-of-birds-magnetic-sense-68917 649 comments
- How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-migrating-birds-use-quantum-effects-to-navigate/ 34 comments
- A proposed ‘quantum compass’ for songbirds just got more plausible https://www.sciencenews.org/article/quantum-mechanics-compass-songbird-physics 6 comments
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