Numbers of Arctic terns nesting at a key breeding site have dropped by nearly a third this year, as experts warn climate change and disease are hitting the rare birds. Some of the UK’s rarest seabirds ...

An Arctic tern family in Alaska. No one knows why, but terns nest in the Arctic, during the Arctic summer, and then they fly all the way to Antarctica to spend a second summer there.

Arctic terns -- which fly on the longest migrations of any animal on Earth -- may be able to navigate the dangers posed by climate change, new research suggests. Skip to main content.

Arctic terns only grow to be about 5 ounces in weight. “It’s certainly something new for here,” Baluss said. She said loose dogs near where Arctic terns nest are also a concern.

Overland migration of Arctic Terns revealed Date: March 25, 2019 Source: Newcastle University Summary: Data from a landmark three year study of the world's longest migrating seabird reveals how ...

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 ...

“We have shown that Arctic terns can annually migrate up to 81,600 kilometres – twice as far as previously thought,” says Carsten Egevang at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources in Nuuk.

The National Trust says a fall in the number of seabirds at an important coastal breeding site is a "cause for concern". Long ...

Numbers of Arctic terns nesting at a key breeding site have dropped by nearly a third this year, as experts warn climate change and disease are hitting the rare birds.. Some of the UK’s rarest ...

Arctic terns – which fly on the longest migrations of any animal on Earth – may be able to navigate the dangers posed by climate change, new research suggests.