We learn that there are five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste). And we say that there is the “sixth sense,” meaning intuition or a hunch. But there is a physiological seventh sense that ...

Researchers have isolated what are essentially tiny compass needles in the noses of rainbow trout that may explain these and many other animals' incredible ability to navigate across vast distances.

One of the most persistent scientific mysteries over the past century has been exactly how some organisms seemingly have the ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field. Despite several hypotheses, ...

Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, which helps guide sea turtles back to where they were born, for example.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bryan Keller holding a bonnethead shark. Colby Griffiths Some shark species swim thousands of miles back to the same feeding ...

Researchers uncovered compelling evidence that Earth's magnetic field was in a highly unusual state when the macroscopic animals of the Ediacaran Period -- 635 to 541 million years ago -- diversified ...

One of the most remarkable “sixth” senses in the animal kingdom is magnetoreception – the ability to detect magnetic fields – but exactly how it works remains a mystery. Now, researchers in Japan may ...

A researcher may help answer why some animals have a magnetic 'sixth' sense, such as sea turtles' ability to return to the beach where they were born. The researchers proposes that the magnetic sense ...

Also, what the heck is a magnetofossil?

Scientists now believe humans might possess a subtle ability to sense Earth's magnetic field, a trait previously thought exclusive to animals. Research indicates our brains and possibly eyes respond ...