New evidence for a human magnetic sense that lets your brain detect the Earth's magnetic field
- Written by Shinsuke Shimojo, Gertrude Baltimore Professor of Experimental Psychology, California Institute of Technology
Do you have a magnetic compass in your head?Lightspring/Shutterstock.comDo human beings have a magnetic sense? Biologists knowother animals do. They think it helps creatures including bees, turtles and birds navigate through the world.
Scientists have tried to investigate whether humans belong on the list of magnetically sensitive organisms. For...