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Birds That Navigate Using Quantum Physics

Birds That Navigate Using Quantum Physics

Gargi Chakravorty

  Have you ever stopped to wonder how a tiny robin can fly thousands of miles from Europe to Africa without getting lost? Or how birds manage to navigate with such precision that they can return to the exact same nesting spot year after year? What’s even more mind-blowing is that these feathered travelers might ...

A bird is standing in the tall grass

From Songbird to Space bird: The Strange Science Behind Japanese Quails

Suhail Ahmed

The Japanese quail has a résumé that is very strange for a bird. What started out as a songbird in 11th-century Japan has become a scientific wonder that produces foamy semen, struts around after mating, and even hatches in space. These small birds, no bigger than a human hand, have strange evolutionary traits that have ...