Antarctic krill swimming between the Southern Ocean's surface and seafloor depths, make a "surprisingly small" contribution to the carbon export "highway" compared to their fast-sinking feces, ...

Seasonal bird migration is a well-known and extensively studied phenomenon involving at least half of all species worldwide. It is a basic survival strategy: birds leave cold areas searching for ...

Sequencing parts of their genomes, the team identified 57 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with migration, 27 of which were found in or linked to genes thought to influence migratory ...

H5N1, known as bird flu, has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in San Mateo County, the California Department of Food ...

Animal migration has fascinated humans for millennia. And for good reason: Some of the most astonishing feats of endurance are performed by long-distance migrants, such as the nine-day non-stop ...

A quick tip for understanding seasonal panfish behavior ... Joe Shead Understanding the Role of Zooplankton in Crappie Migration At the same time, another migration is going on.

Birdwatcher Tarik Shahzad spotted 294 bird species in Cook County in 2024, surpassing the previous milestone by one.

As the winter chill settles over our town, a familiar rhythm unfolds. Our beloved “snowbirds”—residents who head south to enjoy the warmth of sunnier states—begin their seasonal migration. But even ...

Scientists say Lake Michigan’s winter season is getting shorter, disrupting fish populations, nutrient cycles and even summer ...