Pigeons &#39;sense magnetic field&#39;
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Homing pigeons use the Earth&#39;s magnetic field to navigate their way home over long distances, scientists writing in Nature magazine confirm.
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Chinese scientists have succeeded in implanting electrodes in the brain of a pigeon to remotely control the bird's flight, state media said.
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If it seems quiet in your back yard these days, it&#39;s probably because so many species of birds have flown the coop, bound south on their migratory journeys.
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While crows have a reputation for being clever birds, research now suggests they could be as intelligent as great apes.
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By Tonya Root, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 15--CONWAY -- A hawk and three mockingbirds perched atop a power line and watched Wednesday as City Council members stood near Crabtree Canal at Oak Street at Mill Pond Road and guessed why the water appeared a chocolate color.
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Everyone seems to have a suggestion to get two wayward whales lingering in the Sacramento River to swim 70 miles back to the Pacific Ocean. One person suggested towing life-sized replicas of orcas behind the whales to scare the recalcitrant mother humpback and her calf. Another proposed placing a giant magnet downriver, since humpbacks are thought to navigate by an internal compass that can sense magnetic north.
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Microscopic imaging techniques have enabled scientists to delve deep into the brain of a living animal to see how visual circuitry works.
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By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 11--A new survey confirms what Tucson birdwatchers have long known: that Southern Arizona is a primo place to take a pair of binoculars.
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By Sandra Tan, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 20--The Henslow's sparrow prefers to stay hidden. But the threatened species has been found in Lancaster, and its presence has stopped a developer from moving forward with its plan for a major housing development.
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Rural wood pigeons are flocking to urban areas because of changes in farming, the British Trust for Ornithology says.
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Bats use the earth's magnetic field to navigate and one species has a huge tongue that is longer than its entire body, researchers said on Wednesday.
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A fossil of a gliding animal shows that mammals experimented with flight around when birds first took to the skies.
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Paris - Marine biologists say they have obtained the first proof that sharks can spot changes in magnetic fields, boosting evidence that the creatures have an internal compass to guide them as well as a phenomenal sense of smell.
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Scientists believe they have tracked down the origin of a low-frequency "hum" that emanates from the Earth.
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At this time of year, the world seems built for birds on the wing.
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The discovery adds weight to the long-held theory that the fish possess an internal compass to guide them over long distances. The University of Hawaii biologists reported in Britain&#39;s Royal Society journal
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CASPER, Wyo. - An owl electrocuted itself in an electrical substation, briefly knocking out power to almost 23,000 customers in south Casper.  Margaret Oler, spokeswoman for Rocky Mountain Power, said the bird tripped the high-voltage line at 10:20 p.m.