Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This arctic flyer, despite its unassuming size, migrates ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Golden autumn sunlight glints through the sedges and shrubs of the tundra in northern Alaska. Winter is approaching, and soon the ...

With soaring lines washed in luminous colors, Moore (Yoshi and the Ocean) traces a year in the life of the arctic tern—an animal that, back matter suggests, may experience more sunlight than any other ...

Here is the storm bird question. Which bird is more rare in Berks: the Arctic tern or the red-necked phalarope? Intrepid storm birders Ken Lebo and Russ Hoffman staked out the Blue Marsh Lake beaches ...

New study shows how changes in Antarctic sea ice is driving one of the world's smallest seabirds to forage further for food. Data collected from electronic tags retrieved from 47 journeys made by the ...

When we think about epic migrations, we usually imagine great herds of wildebeest crossing African plains or humpback whales gliding thousands of miles through the oceans. But the most extreme ...

COIMBATORE: Bringing much joy to the birders’ community, two species of terns have been spotted at the Puthalam saltpans in Kanniyakumari. This is said to be the first time these seabirds have been ...

Of all migrating birds, the Arctic tern flies the farthest -- braving cold, wind, storms, predators and starvation to travel from as far as upper Greenland to the shores of Antarctica. But little has ...

The number of Arctic terns spending summers by the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center seems to be dwindling. Gwen Baluss, U.S. Forest Service wildlife technician and Audubon Society member, said while ...

Arctic Tern Travels from Pole to Pole Every Year, Covering 70,000 Kilometres (Image: Canva) Imagine taking a flight that circles the Earth twice every year. For the Arctic Tern, that is simply a way ...

Arctic terns came back to Juneau in late April to nest at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. Gwen Baluss, a wildlife technician with the U.S. Forest Service, ensures their safety. She said signs ...

The astonishing migration of the tiny Arctic tern has just set an incredible new record. While it has long been known that the sea birds make the titanic trip from the northern hemisphere to the ...