Animal migration has fascinated humans for millennia. And for good reason: Some of the most astonishing feats of endurance are performed by long-distance migrants, such as the nine-day non-stop ...

"There are few topics for which public opinion and the facts are so far apart," he told DW. As an expert on migration, he spends a lot of time battling false claims with facts and figures.

Nevertheless, regional integration and cheaper transportation have made migration easier in recent decades. Endemic violence, environmental disasters, and lack of economic opportunities have ...

It's also a day for us to highlight the increasingly complex environment in which migration occurs. Conflicts, climate-related disasters and economic pressures continue to drive millions of people ...

There are reports from the early 1700s onwards describing strange changes in caged birds’ activities around the time of wild bird migration. Captive birds have been observed to put on weight ...

The millions of golden jellyfish that pack Palau’s Jellyfish Lake spend much of their lives on the move during a daily migration that follows the sun’s arc across the sky. Before sunrise ...