
AnimalsJuly 27, 2026
Bees might carry tiny magnetic ‘compasses’
Magnetoreception is one of the most controversial animal senses. And several bee species might have it
Laura Russo is an assistant professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee. Before that Russo was at Trinity College Dublin, in Ireland, where she completed a Marie Curie Sklodowska Individual Fellowship with Prof. Jane Stout.

Bees might carry tiny magnetic ‘compasses’
Magnetoreception is one of the most controversial animal senses. And several bee species might have it