The finding that some migratory ants use magnetism to find their way could illuminate one of the most elusive questions in biology - the interaction of living things with the magnetic field.
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Gee, H. Migratory magnetism. Nature (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/news991007-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news991007-7
