New research points to a surprising location of homing pigeons’ internal compass: Iron-rich cells in the birds’ liver. See what happens when scientists released birds with these cells disabled.
Video credits: Lisowski et al. Science (2026) / Martin Wikelski / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior / Christian Ziegler / Logist Tehnik / Tamer ALKIS
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