Yanni Vortman
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-15-2025 9PM EDT
Scientists have known many animals have this sixth sense for decades, but they still don't know how they do it.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-15-2025 9PM EDT
As in, we know eyes are used for seeing, noses for smelling, ears for hearing, but it's unclear what organ or sensor is detecting gravitational fields.
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NPR News: 10-15-2025 9PM EDT
Behavioral ecologist Yanni Vortman is the author of the new study published in the journal Biology Letters.
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NPR News: 10-15-2025 9PM EDT
And he says earthworms are easier to study because they don't have eyes or ears and they're easy to acquire.