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Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a map

Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a map

FromNaked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast


Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a map

FromNaked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast

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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Jul 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Previously, researchers knew that sharks can travel back and forth across entire oceans, accurately returning to specific locations. But what we didn't know was whether they memorise these routes, or if they have some sort of inbuilt GPS. To find out how sharks navigate, Charlotte Birkmanis mapped the course with Florida State University's Bryan Keller... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Jul 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Probing the weird, wacky and spectacular, the Naked Scientists Special Editions are special one-off scientific reports, investigations and interviews on cutting-edge topics by the Naked Scientists team.