Far north of the Arctic Circle lies a fjord on the front lines of climate change. Geir Wing Gabrielsen has been visiting this ...

A barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) chick must must make a 120-metre jump in order to join its parents at the bottom to find its first meal (credit: BBC) At just two to three days old, tiny ...

If you are wondering what a barnacle goose looks like, here’s a picture of them: Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) couples with goslings swimming in lake in summer, Svalbard ...

A curious set of coincidences surrounding barnacle geese prompted our forebears to draw some strange conclusions about where Branta leucopsis came from — generating myths that lasted centuries, as Ian ...

In harsh volcanic habitats, certain creatures have evolved remarkable adaptations. From heat-tolerant thermophiles to nene geese grazing on sparse vegetation, these resilient organisms navigate ...

The wide range of migratory behaviours across animal taxa has always fascinated the scientific community. Biotelemetry is a powerful tool that yields information about the underlying physiology.