William Hawkes received research funding from The Royal Society for his PhD. In 1950, ornithologists Elizabeth and David Lack were watching birds migrate through a Pyrenean mountain pass on the border ...

Over 17 million insects migrate each year through a single mountain pass on the border between France and Spain, new research shows. Over 17 million insects migrate each year through a single mountain ...

Insect migration ecology encompasses the study of long-distance movements undertaken by a diverse array of species across continents. These migrations represent extraordinary feats of navigation and ...

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Insects are the world’s smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of ...

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Insects are the world’s smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of ...

On a warm summer morning in Ieper, Belgium, 66-year-old Sylvain Cuvelier steps into his blooming garden with his 14-year-old granddaughter, hoping to identify and count all the fluttering butterflies.

Myles Menz received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 795568. He is affiliated with the Max Planck ...

A reader writes: We usually have a number of hummers at our feeders and the nearby trumpet vine, but this year have seen only a couple around. In the past there have several vying for the feeders. Any ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — On a warm September day, small groups of UB students walked through Riverside Park in Buffalo. They moved slowly, peering through the branches and foliage of shrubs. In their hands, ...

Over 17 million insects migrate each year through a single mountain pass on the border between France and Spain, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied migrating insects in the ...