In this episode, Matt and Kevin (mostly) take a break from politics to discuss pigeon migration using magnetoreception, with macrophages! Maybe.
Links
The paper: Homing pigeon navigation relies on superparamagnetic macrophages under overcast conditions
An Immense World by Ed Yong, a beautiful book about animal senses.
Wikipedia article on magnetotactic bacteria.
Previous Audiommunity episode about headbutting that Matt mentions in the intro
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