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Pigeons' livers may enable magnetic navigation when the sun doesn't shine, study finds

A German research team (University of Bonn, Max Planck Institute) published in *Science* that pigeons use superparamagnetic macrophages in their livers for magnetic navigation under overcast conditions (when visual/solar cues fail); these iron - rich immune cells detect magnetic fields and transmit signals to the brain, revealing a new animal magnetoreception mechanism.

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pigeonsmagnetic navigationlivermacrophagesmagnetoreceptionsuperparamagneticironimmune cellsovercastscientific studyGermanyUniversity of BonnMax Planck InstituteScience journal

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