Desert ants of the Cataglyphis nodus species use the Earth's magnetic field for spatial orientation, but rely on a different component of the field than other insects. The survey suggests that the ...

An experiment with 36 human subjects shows that some people may detect the Earth's magnetic field. Human senses are specialized and highly developed, but no one has measured magneto-reception before.

Desert ants can sense the North-South direction of the magnetic field to determine the direction of their nest entrance during so called learning walks. How exactly magnetoreception works in animals, ...