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'Mind-blowing': Iron-rich immune cells help homing pigeons navigate
Pigeons navigate using magnetic sensors in their livers
Immune cells packed with iron could help birds detect Earth’s magnetic field…
Pigeon Bones Found at an Ancient Cyprus Settlement Reveal That Our Relationship With These Birds Began Earlier Than We Thought
Before common pigeons were considered urban pests, people domesticated them and relied on them for meat, fertilizer, messages and more. A new study suggests humans have lived along…
Pigeons could have a ‘gut feeling’ in their liver to help them navigate, study suggests
They might be using iron rich immune cells in their livers to detect Earth’s magnetic field, playing a role in their sense of direction…
Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests
Scientists say they are closer to unravelling the mystery about how pigeons manage to find their way home, no matter how far away they are taken from it. New research suggests they…
Pigeons and Pickle Jars
Logical fallacies and the limits of being right.…
How homing pigeons keep navigation simple when winging their way home together
Bronze Age Pigeons May Have Lived Alongside Humans and Been Ritually Eaten 3,000 Years Ago
Learn how rock doves, otherwise known as the common pigeon, may have been one of humanity’s earliest companion birds, including as part of ritual feasts.…
‘Their story is our story’: Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together
New research shows that the birds were first domesticated 3,500 years ago. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
Pigeons and People Have Been Frenemies for Longer Than You Think
Bones discovered at an archaeological site in Cyprus suggest the birds have been strutting around human settlements since at least 1400 B.C.…