• Question: How do birds see magnetic fields?

    Asked by anon-244291 to Ondrej, Jordan, Eleanor, Ed, Christine, Alice on 18 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Edward Banks

      Edward Banks answered on 18 Mar 2020:

      They actually have special proteins in their eyes which allows them to see certain wavelengths of light- wavelengths that are emitted by particles interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field.

    • Photo: Eleanor Jones

      Eleanor Jones answered on 18 Mar 2020:

      This is a really cool question and I didn’t know the answer so I’ve learnt something new today!

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