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Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

A study details a surprising new way into how pigeons find their way home

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Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

A study details a surprising new way into how pigeons find their way home

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giovedì 28 maggio 2026·scientificamerican.com
A new study says homing pigeon livers act like compasses. Other experts aren’t so sure
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giovedì 28 maggio 2026·arstechnica.com
How pigeons exploit magnetic fields for navigation
Iron-rich immune cells in the liver may act as sensors for magnetic fields, serving as an internal compass.

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Pigeons may rely on liver cells for navigation: Study

A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering...

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taipeitimes.com3 mesi fa

Pigeons may be navigating using liver: study - Taipei Times

Pigeon livers harbor iron-rich immune cells that act as a magnetic compass; removing them left birds unable to navigate, per a study published in *Science*. Biological GPS may rely on distributed sensing organs rather than a single dedicated structure—a model now entering bioinspired navigation and autonomous systems research.

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dw.com3 mesi fa

Pigeons navigate using magnetic sensors in livers — study

University of Bonn and Max Planck researchers found that iron-rich macrophages in pigeon livers act as the primary magnetic navigation sensor — pigeons deprived of these cells lost orientation under overcast skies. The organ-level mechanism offers new models for bio-inspired sensor design and GPS-independent navigation research.

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scientificamerican.com3 mesi fa

A new study says homing pigeon livers act like compasses. Other experts aren’t so sure

A Science study (Max Planck) finds iron macrophages in pigeon livers may act as compasses; depleting them disoriented birds on cloudy days. Multiple experts dispute it: the iron barely responds to Earth's weak field and no brain signal pathway is demonstrated.

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cnn.com3 mesi fa

To travel far on cloudy days, pigeons listen to their gut | CNN

Iron-rich cells in the birds’ liver could help explain how pigeons and other animals navigate with help from Earth’s magnetic field.

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giovedì 28 maggio 2026·

independent.co.uk

Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

A study details a surprising new way into how pigeons find their way home

giovedì 28 maggio 2026·

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venerdì 29 maggio 2026·

dailysabah.com

Pigeons may rely on liver cells for navigation: Study

A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering...

venerdì 29 maggio 2026·

dw.com

Pigeons navigate using magnetic sensors in livers — study

A research team in Germany has published new data on how pigeons use magnetic fields as a navigation method when visibility is limited. A key part of the long-sought answer could…

venerdì 29 maggio 2026·

cnn.com

To travel far on cloudy days, pigeons listen to their gut | CNN

Iron-rich cells in the birds’ liver could help explain how pigeons and other animals navigate with help from Earth’s magnetic field.

venerdì 29 maggio 2026·

taipeitimes.com

Pigeons may be navigating using liver: study - Taipei Times

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Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

Timeline cronologica

A new study says homing pigeon livers act like compasses. Other experts aren’t so sure

How pigeons exploit magnetic fields for navigation

Pigeons may rely on liver cells for navigation: Study

Pigeons may be navigating using liver: study - Taipei Times

Pigeons navigate using magnetic sensors in livers — study

A new study says homing pigeon livers act like compasses. Other experts aren’t so sure

To travel far on cloudy days, pigeons listen to their gut | CNN

Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

This Is What Gives Pigeons Their Excellent Sense of Direction

Pigeons may rely on liver cells for navigation: Study

Pigeons navigate using magnetic sensors in livers — study

To travel far on cloudy days, pigeons listen to their gut | CNN

Pigeons may be navigating using liver: study - Taipei Times