The Arctic tern --which has the world record for the longest annual migration -- uses just a few select routes, a key finding that could help efforts to conserve the species, according to a new study.

As the planet warms, scientists are seeing evidence of earlier springs and later autumns all over the world. Snow is melting sooner, plants are flowering earlier—and now, researchers find that birds ...

New research shows that socio-economic factors play a larger role in migration than climate. While public discussions often focus on climate change driving people to emigrate, new research published ...

Pictured: Richard's pipits (Anthus richardi) are migrating on an east to west axis instead of heading south towards warmer latitudes. JJ Harrison via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 3.0 Each year birds ...

With ice declining, bowhead whales of the Pacific Arctic are staying longer in the waters up north. A change in migration patterns could affect the bowheads’ health and safety, as well as hunters’ ...

Les Underhill receives research funding from the National Research Foundation in Pretoria and the JRS Biodiversity Foundation in Seattle. Bird migration comes in many flavours – and, as with ice cream ...