The famous Arctic tern makes an epic journey of more than 12,000 miles from the Arctic to Antarctica — a distance that surpasses ... (You can find the forecast and “live” migration maps here.) ...

In the process, the arctic tern racks up about 44,000 frequent flier miles (71,000 kilometers)—edging out its archrival, the sooty shearwater, by roughly 4,000 miles (6,440 kilometers).

Can you imagine traveling 22,000 miles without a map? The Arctic Tern's migration is the longest migration in the animal kingdom.

An Arctic tern equipped with a geolocator in 2007 returns to the breeding site at Sand Island in Northeast Greenland the following year, after having completed a round-trip migration of more than ...

The study adds surprising new detail to the Arctic tern's epic migration The Arctic tern's extraordinary pole-to-pole migration has been detailed by an international team of scientists. The ...

Arctic and little terns, and ringed plover, breed and nest on the fragile dunes and beaches at Long Nanny, monitored by seven ...

image: Arctic tern view more . Credit: Mark Mallory. 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 ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES - 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 ...

If you think your commute to work, school or college is tough, spare a thought for the Arctic tern. The tiny sea bird has been named the creature with the longest known annual migration after ...

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.