migration
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Aussie Moth The First Insect Known To Use Earth’s Magnetism To Navigate At Night
Every spring in Australia, millions of bogong moths emerge from their pupae and embark on a 966km trip to the Australian Alps, the highest mountain range we have. For weeks, the insects rest during the day and take to the skies at night to reach the Alps, where they cram into caves and rest for…
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Watch A Mesmerising Map Of 118 Bird Species Migrating Throughout The Western Hemisphere
Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology has brewed up a hypnotising representation of birds flocking up and down the length of two continents over the course of a year. No more complaining about your commute.
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Your DNA Can Teach Us About Ancient History
For thousands of years, history has been recorded piecemeal, in books, artifacts, buildings and legends. But in the age of molecular biology, a new archive is helping to fill in the gaps: your genetic code.
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Our Electronics Are Messing Up How Birds Navigate
The air is thick with electromagnetic noise these days. AM radio waves, the electromagnetic hum of computers — it’s invisible to us, but birds seem to detect them with their internal magnetic compass. A new study finds that electromagnetic noise disorients European robins, raising the intriguing and frightening possibility that our cities and their signals…