Mole Rats Get Stressed When Earth's Magnetic Field Vanishes, Study Suggests
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior exposed Ansell's mole rats in Germany to a near‑zero magnetic field—about 2% of Earth’s field—and observed heightened activity in brain regions linked to stress, indicating the animals find the absence of a magnetic field aversive.
Source: Mole Rats Get Stressed When Earth's Magnetic Field Vanishes, Study Suggests — ScienceAlert
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