Migration
This Is America’s Fastest-Growing City
Census data reveals the cities in the United States experiencing population booms
Do Mama Stick Insects Get Eaten to Transport Their Eggs?
This may explain why the insects, who can't travel far on their own, spread across unconnected lands
What the Longest Known Whale Shark Migration Ever Tells Us About Conservation
Researchers in Panama tracked a specimen via satellite over an unprecedented 12,516 miles
Thirty-Seven Warblers in a Hundred Days
A Smithsonian ornithologist follows the songbird migration north from the Gulf of Mexico. A new book tells his story
VR Installation of Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border Comes to Nation's Capital
"Carne y Arena," by Academy Award-winning Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu, will run in D.C. through August
Oldest Known Human Footprints in North America Discovered on Canada’s Pacific Coast
In a new paper, archaeologists describe 29 footprints that date to the end of the last ice age
To Help Identify Migrants Who Died Along Border, Art Class Reconstructs Their Faces
When DNA analysis and dental exams aren’t possible, facial reconstruction is a last-resort to identifying remains
Chile Announces Protections for Massive Swath of Ocean With Three New Marine Parks
The almost 450,000 square miles encompass a stunning diversity of marine life, including hundreds of species found nowhere else
Five Things to Know About the Recently Changed Migratory Bird Act
A new rule prevents industry from being prosecuted for killing birds under the 100-year-old conservation law
Millions of Migrating Red Crabs Are Coming to Google Street View
The crustaceans are making their brief annual appearance on Australia's Christmas Island
Why Panama's Urban Development Is a Threat to Animals
The Isthmus of Panama has witnessed some of the greatest movement of animal species in history. Today, rapid urbanization has accelerated deforestation
This Ancient Skull May Have Belonged to The World's Oldest Tsunami Victim
A new study says Papua New Guinea's Aitape skull is from someone who died in a massive ocean wave 6,000 years ago
Ancient DNA Helps Scientists Shed Light on How Ancient Africans Moved and Mixed
New techniques help explain why there is little genetic overlap between modern and ancient Malawi people—and promise much more
Seabirds Use Their Sense of Smell to Navigate Open Water
A new study suggests shearwaters follow their nose home
More People Are Forcibly Displaced Than Ever Before
New UN report paints a grim picture of the world’s refugees and migrants
More Than 300,000 Unaccompanied Children Migrated Alone in 2015 and 2016
A new report details the risks faced by minors who flee their home countries
Paris’ Infamous Love Locks Will Now Help Migrants
The pesky padlocks are now removed from the bridge—and up for auction
Norwegian TV Series on Migrating Reindeer Impeded After Animals Stop Migrating
The animals are not moving fast enough for Norway’s "slow TV" craze
A Digital Archive of Slave Voyages Details the Largest Forced Migration in History
An online database explores the nearly 36,000 slave voyages that occurred between 1514 and 1866
Found: One of the Oldest North American Settlements
The discovery of the 14,000-year-old village in Canada lends credence to the theory that humans arrived in North America from the coast
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