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Migratory birds may ‘see’ Earth’s magnetic field. In European robins, the eye protein cryptochrome 4 changes its electron-spin chemistry under magnetic fields when lit. A 2021 Nature study showed it is magnetically sensitive, linking bird navigation to quantum mechanics.
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