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  • hailwren 54 minutes ago
    Am I crazy? This doesn't actually say anything about their guidance system? Just that its "genetic"?

    > In a groundbreaking new study published in the journal Science, researchers have found that a combination of genetics and environment determines where migratory birds fly to for the winter.

    • BetterThanSober 4 minutes ago
      If it is mainly genetic then a bird raised in captivity should be able to track the route somewhat accurately, that's groundbreaking
  • daneel_w 1 hour ago
    So the Earth's magnetic poles are not involved at all then?