The secret of how pigeons can fly hundreds of miles and still find their way home has been solved by scientists.

A surprising gut feeling may help pigeons find their way home. Animals use various techniques to navigate including following the stars and remembering key landmarks. Birds, fish and turtles orient ...

Homing pigeons rely on a variety of signals to navigate, including magnetism. But it hasn't been clear how they detect magnetic cues. Researchers propose the answer may be found in the birds' livers.

At least part of the answer appears to be hiding inside a seemingly random organ. Immune cells inside pigeon livers called ...