One of the birds she was lucky enough to find was the world's longest-migrating animal, the Arctic tern. Sherri found Arctic terns nesting in Valdez, Alaska, along a harbor. As she approached them ...

The tiny arctic tern makes the longest migration of any animal in the world, flying about two times farther than previously thought, a new study says. Miniature new transmitters recently revealed ...

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 terns came back to Juneau in late April to nest at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. Gwen Baluss, a wildlife ...

And you thought your commute was too long. A high-tech tracking survey has revealed that the annual migration of the Arctic tern is the longest in the animal kingdom – with some birds flying the ...

“Yep,” she replied. Even this premier birdwatcher could not distinguish at that foggy distance between the common and the arctic tern. They look a lot alike, especially from the deck of a rolling ship ...

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The best example is new research on the migratory patterns of the Arctic tern, using a minute electronic device designed by engineers at the British Antarctic Survey. Called a geolocator ...

Somewhere in Greenland there’s an Arctic tern that could qualify. Arctic terns have a reputation as long-distance travelers, migrating to the Southern Ocean from breeding grounds in the Arctic.

Bringing to life spectacles of natural wonder on our doorstep The Arctic Tern is a maritime bird which visits the British Isles in summer from the icy landscape of Antarctica. This small bird is ...