Climate change makes migrations longer for birds
Bird migrations are likely to get longer according to the first ever study of the potential impacts of climate change on the breeding and winter ranges of migrant birds.
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The great tits in this Oxford wood are adapting their breeding times as climate changes
As part of a team of ecologists, I've been studying aspects of great tit biology at Wytham Woods near Oxford. One aspect of our research is how climate change affects their breeding behavior. So far, our research suggests ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2024
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Mismatched timing: How climate change challenges bird migration
How does climate change affect the migration routes of birds? Mainly negatively, according to a new study from Yali Si from the CML at Leiden University.
Plants & Animals
Jan 25, 2024
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AI improving understanding of migratory birds' internal clock, map and compass
Different species of migrating bird have different genetically programmed procedures that signal when it is time to head off and when it is time to return. It may have to do with factors such as daylight, temperature, weather ...
Ecology
Jun 29, 2023
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Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
With chatbots like ChatGPT making a splash, machine learning is playing an increasingly prominent role in our lives. For many of us, it's been a mixed bag. We rejoice when our Spotify For You playlist finds us a new jam, ...
Ecology
Mar 24, 2023
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Fact-checking Thoreau's observations at Walden Pond shows how old diaries and specimens can inform modern research
Henry David Thoreau, the environmental philosopher and author of "Walden," was a keen observer of seasonal change. In 1862, for example, he wrote in the Atlantic Monthly:
Environment
Oct 27, 2022
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African migratory birds threatened by hot, dry weather
Africa's migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating drought.
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2022
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Dashboard reveals migration paths of billions of birds
The BirdCast program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is exploring bird migration—one of the greatest, mostly unseen spectacles of nature—with its new Migration Dashboard, which reveals bird movements in localized detail ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2022
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Why birds migrate vast distances, and how you can help during their breeding season
Now that spring is in the air, the U.K. is starting to see its summer visitors arriving. Ospreys are already back in their nests, chiffchaffs are singing their song to re-establish their territories, and puffins have arrived ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2022
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Light pollution increasing year-round for some migrating birds
Nighttime light pollution levels are increasing the most in the southeastern United States, Mexico, and Central America—findings based on year-round data collected over the last two decades in the Western Hemisphere. This ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2022
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