Discover the top stories from May 24 to May 30, 2026, that you may have missed, including a new species of tiny octopus and a mysterious outbreak of norovirus in California.

The birds navigate using an internal magnetic compass in their livers. Immune cells in the liver, known as macrophages, are ...

Many members of the animal kingdom can detect the subtle undulations of Earth’s magnetic field. Relying on a hidden ...

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 lie in an unexpected ...

A new wildlife survey follows Lewis and Clark's route, 220 years later. And, cell and GPS data show how animals react to ...

Pigeons sense the Earth's magnetic pull via immune cells in their liver, a new study says. Andreas Teichmann, laif/Redux ...

Previously unknown navigation mechanism: pigeons may sense the Earth’s magnetic field using iron-rich immune cells in their livers, a quantum effect. Navigation experiments: removing iron-containing ...

A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Birds, fish and turtles orient themselves using Earth's ...

How animals navigate by Earth's magnetic field is hotly debated. New research in pigeons points to iron-laden liver immune ...

Each time an epidemic emerges, the same question surfaces regarding its origin. And with every zoonotic disease, the question ...

During animal cell division, a highly synchronized and tightly regulated dance of chromosomes takes place, ensuring the ...