Tag: physics

October 22, 2021

For ducklings, there’s good reason to stay in line

There’s a good reason to get your ducks in a row. It all comes down to physics. In a study in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, researchers looked at the...

July 9, 2021

Watch: How do birds use Earth’s magnetic field?

A protein inside songbirds’ eyes makes them sensitive to magnetic fields, researchers have confirmed, which may play a role in how the animals navigate. Physicists have hypothesized since the 1970s...