Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in ...

Migrating animals have for a long time been tracked by recapturing tagged individuals. More recently, radio-telemetry, which requires an observer to physically follow the tagged animal, has been used.

Today's ecologists have more data than ever before to help monitor and understand the world's biodiversity. Yet researchers ...

Scientists studying migrations, endangered species, and global change are placing tracking devices on thousands of animals that will be monitored by a satellite-based system set to launch next year.

Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags help scientists track individual organisms by providing a reliable lifetime 'barcode' for an individual animal. Aa Aa Aa An important aspect of understanding ...

Let's turn to the animal kingdom now. A network dubbed the internet of animals helps track migrating critters to learn about their environment and ways to protect them. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Ellen Aiken ...

Tracking units on the shell of a wood turtle. The tracking information these GPS units collect is used to understand how wood turtles move throughout the year. Image credit: Smithsonian's Movement of ...

A white shark tagged off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada in late September is getting some attention for a stop he made off ...

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — Four least tern chicks were fitted with tracking bands for officials to keep track of their population and migration patterns. The birds ranged in age from three to four weeks ...

After a three-year pause, Icarus, the pioneering project that tracks wildlife from space, is set to resume operations. On 11 ...

Footage showing the migrations of birds, mammals and even crustaceans is flooding social media. From the seas to the skies, ...