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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Data from a landmark study of the world's longest migrating seabird reveals how overland migration is an integral part of their amazing journey. Analysing the data from electronic tags retrieved from ...

One of the advantages of being a photographer is getting to go to some great places. Another advantage is hearing from my photography friends when they go to great places. For the last two months my ...

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 ...

A tiny sea bird has made the longest known annual migration, flying from Northumberland, England, to Antarctica and back. The Arctic tern, which weighs less than an iPhone, covered 96,000km (59,650 ...