Birds have long been suspected of using Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. A new experiment demonstrates that pigeons do process a magnetic signal.
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Daniel Tennant is a doctoral student in Materials Science at the University of Texas at Austin. He also maintains an adjunct professorship in the department of Physics at Austin Community College. He holds two degrees in Physics, a Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas and a Master of Science from Fresno State University, both of which gave him a close-up view into the fascinating world of scientific research.
Posts by Daniel Tennant
Blogs | Apr 22, 2012
Researchers sampled manuscripts from 15th century France and Italy to learn what molecular structures arise in paper as it ages.
Blogs | Mar 25, 2012
Researchers report that Earth’s polar regions are losing 502 billion tons of water annually out of the total amount 536 billion tons lost annually worldwide.
Feb 17, 2012
Air travel today mimics the flight of birds. Understanding the flight of winged insects could change the way we move from place to place.
Blogs | Feb 02, 2012
Thanks to the Kepler satellite, we now know of three planets orbiting in double star systems.
Blogs | Jan 18, 2012
Researchers from MIT and Germany have proposed a way to make concentrated solar power arrays more feasible, based on surprising clues left by Nature herself.
Blogs | Jan 10, 2012
Arrests in a $1.5 million scheme to sell stem cell treatments to terminal patients marks a step in the emergence of the controversial stem cell therapies market.
