The International Space Station Just Became a Powerful Tool for Tracking Animal Migration
The so-called ‘internet of animals,’ powered by an antenna aboard the ISS, will track thousands of creatures across the entire planet.
Will Climate Change Push These Amphibians to the Brink?
Aerial photos of the Sierra Nevada — the long mountain range stretching down the spine of California — showed rust-colored swathes following the state's record-breaking...
Poles attract marine life avoiding rising heat
In a warming ocean, some species will swim, others sink. But all agree: the poles attract marine life without exception. The post Poles attract marine...
American Robins Now Migrate 12 Days Earlier Than in 1994
New GPS data show birds adjust to shifting snow conditions as climate warms ...
What if whale migration isn’t for food or calves?
Sometimes it feels like we know all there is to know about the natural world. But when you talk to researchers in biology, ecology, geology...
Should elephants be considered refugees?
A refugee is by definition a human—but should elephants and other animals qualify, too?
Fifty years of data show new changes in bird migration
A growing body of research shows that birds' spring migration has been getting earlier and earlier in recent decades. New research on Black-throated Blue Warblers,...
Major UN meeting on wildlife to address critical threats to migratory species
The Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) opened in...