Crystals Found In Salmon Noses Could Explain Animals’ Magnetic Sense
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Scientists understand that animals such as salmon, butterflies and birds have an innate magnetic sense, allowing them to use…
Scientists understand that animals such as salmon, butterflies and birds have an innate magnetic sense, allowing them to use…
Magnetite crystals that form inside specialized receptor cells of salmon and other animals may have roots in ancient genetic…
University of HawaiʻiThe individual crystals in salmon noses are organized in compact clusters, like little eggs.
Tiny crystals of iron-based magnetite have been found in specialized receptor cells in the noses of salmon, suggesting that the…