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Long-Distance Flights Cause Jet Lag in Seabirds, Leading to Navigation Errors

A study published in Science finds that Manx shearwaters flying across the Atlantic experience jet lag, causing them to veer off course.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 29 Oct 2026 · updated 1h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 29 Oct 2026. Life – latest in science and technology published first, on 29 October at 18:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 1 min later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 29 October at 18:00 UTC.

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  1. Long-distance flights can throw seabirds' internal clocks out of sync, causing navigation errors Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
  2. Birds can get jet lag on long, fast flights and then fly off course Life – latest in science and technology

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