News tagged with puffin
Young puffins work out their own migration routes
Young Atlantic puffins migrating for the first time scout out their own routes, rather than relying on genetic programming or help from their parents, the latest study reveals.
Aug 03, 2011 |
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Puffins 'scout out' best migration route
(PhysOrg.com) -- Individual Atlantic puffins 'scout out' their own migration routes rather than relying on genetic ‘programming’ or learning routes from a parent, a new study suggests.
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Researchers investigate what makes tree mallow turn nasty
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are studying an invasive shrub which is threatening Scottish puffins and other seabirds.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Puffin 'sat-nav' solves mystery of feeding flight paths
Cutting edge technology is shedding light on the daily flight paths of puffins around the Farne Islands and providing clues that could be vital to the seabirds' survival.
Jul 08, 2010 |
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Puffin: the one-person electric aircraft (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA engineers have designed an extremely quiet one-person electrically powered aircraft that can hover like a helicopter and fly like a plane. The “Puffin” launches from an upright position ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Where do puffins go in the winter?
A recent increase in winter mortality in Atlantic puffins could be due to worsening conditions within the North Sea, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Marine Biology. The study used geolocation techno ...
Jan 08, 2010 |
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Puffins to be fitted with 'sat nav' to monitor decline
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Newcastle University are using GPS technology in an effort to understand a worrying decline in the numbers of Puffins. In the last five years the numbers of the sea birds has plummeted aroun ...
Jul 01, 2009 |
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