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Magnetic ‘stop sign’ helps songbirds return to breeding sites

04 Mar 2022 Isabelle Dumé
Eurasian warbler
Back home: a Eurasian reed warbler in its nest. (Courtesy: iStock/Michel VIARD)
Migrating birds use information extracted from the Earth’s magnetic field to target the same breed

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