Earth's Magnetic Field Help Migratory Birds Know Which Direction to Head and How to Return to Nesting Sites

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 01.31.2022 02:48 AM

A new study sheds light on how migratory birds navigate their way back to their nesting sites after flying across continents.

European Migratory Songbirds Navigate with Magnetic Stop Signs

01.28.2022 03:53 AM

A new study shows how the European songbirds migrate through the help of natural navigation from magnetic fields.

Armadillo Invasion: Why Did They Choose the Carolinas? Scientists Aren't Sure But They're Here to Stay

01.04.2022 02:48 AM

Experts in the United States are not sure what brought the armadillos from southern to northern regions of the country.

Hummingbirds Found with Unique Strategy to Overcome Conditions During Migration

12.15.2021 10:09 AM

Experts discover how migratory hummingbirds travel fast with an immense amount of energy-saving thermoregulation.

Migration Makes Microorganisms in Bird's Stomach Change and Evolve

09.28.2021 21:41 PM

University of Chicago recently discovered that the gut microbiome of birds changes as they move from different places during migration.

Biggest Marine Migration of Sardines Found Pointless With No Impact to Evolution While Most of Them Die in the Process

09.17.2021 05:59 AM

A new study suggests that the planet's largest marine migration is pointless and a trap for sardines.

Large Land Birds Fly Over the Open Ocean Without Taking A Break or Rest: Here's How They Do It

09.09.2021 23:35 PM

Researchers used GPS tracking technology to monitor the global migration of five species of land birds to understand how they travel nonstop for hundreds of miles across the open ocean.

DNA Sample from Ancient Bear Skull Offers Insight on How Their Ancestors Migrated to Japan

08.04.2021 09:39 AM

Extracted DNA samples from an ancient bear skull, dated 32,500 years old, offer insight into how Ice Age bears migrated to Honshu, lived near what is now Tokyo, and eventually died out.

Tarantulas Almost Everywhere Because of the Continental Drift

04.20.2021 02:02 AM

Perhaps the most popular species of spiders are the brightly-colored, hairy tarantulas - and a new study might finally explain how these eight-legged creatures exist virtually everywhere on the planet.

Here's How City Lights Both Attract and Repel Migratory Birds

01.16.2021 02:08 AM

Migratory birds are both attracted and repelled by the light pollution in the cities. Researchers believe that cities can do something to help these migratory birds.

Human Migrations in the Past Gave Rise To Vitamin D Deficiencies in the Present

01.07.2021 06:30 AM

According to a new study, the pattern of human migration from the last 500 years - moving from places of high sunlight to those of lower sunlight - impacts contemporary health outcomes in destination countries.

Biggest Mammal Migration in the World is in Danger

12.08.2020 06:00 AM

Approximated '10 million straw-colored fruit bats fill the air.' The massive colony, the largest mammal migration in the world, is made up of the second-largest fruit bats in Africa.

Cutting Edge Tech Reveals Bronze Age Migration Routes of Livestock Herders

11.05.2020 07:30 AM

Archaeologists have reconstructed a seasonal migration route herders used in Bronze Age Xinjiang, in China, using an innovative technique.

Song Patterns Among Fin Whale Change Over Time, Surprising Scientists

10.29.2020 14:00 PM

New research suggests that male fin whales change their songs over time - contesting previous theories that these species are just one-track animals.

Birds Adjust Their Migratory Patterns With Green Vegetation

10.28.2020 13:00 PM

A new study observes that most birds - not all - adjust their migratory patterns with green vegetation that changes with the seasons.

Scientists Monitor White Storks in Hopes of Finding Lost Migratory Habits

10.01.2020 09:10 AM

Scientists are monitoring white storks in the United Kingdom in hopes of understanding their migratory habits lost some 600 years ago.

Monarch Butterflies' Spectacular Migration Is at Risk – an Ambitious New Plan Aims To Help Save It

09.21.2020 13:00 PM

Human activities have an outsized impact on monarchs’ ability to migrate yearly to these specific sites. Development, agriculture and logging have reduced monarch habitat. Climate change, drought and pesticide use also reduce the number of butterflies that complete the journey.

Alaska Salmon Grew Smaller Over the Past 60 Years

08.19.2020 08:37 AM

A new study found that salmon returning to rivers in Alaska has grown drastically smaller in the past 60 years - and their time at sea appears to be the reason.

Genetic Studies on Ancient Caribbean Inhabitants Reveal a Mosaic of History Contrary to Traditional Research

06.05.2020 10:16 AM

The Caribbean's current diversity was traditionally believed to have singular origins. New research shows that their history is, in fact, a mosaic. of ancestries, cultures, and origins.

The Next Great Migration: Immigration Is the Solution to Climate Change

06.03.2020 13:38 PM

Sonia Shah writes a book about migration as a 'lifesaving power in the face of climate change.'

Satellite Follows ‘Mammoth Journey’ of Five Cuckoos on an Epic Journey

05.26.2020 23:02 PM

Five cuckoos had been recently trending on social media as followers tracked the travels of these satellite-tagged birds. Scientists from the Mongolia Cuckoo Project are calling this 'a mammoth journey.'