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...
Hundreds of billions of locusts — fueled by conflict and climate change — are swarming East Africa
BORENA ZONE, Ethiopia — From a distance, it looks like billowing smoke. But as it nears, the swarm of locusts comes into focus: billions upon...
Birds’ seasonal migrations shift earlier as climate changes
In what the authors believe is one of the first studies to examine climate change impact on the timing of bird migration on a continental...
NASA Study Reveals Effect Of Largest Animal Migration On Climate
NASA released a new study detailing the largest known migration of ocean animals and its direct effect on Earth’s climate. The agency was able to...