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Tiny songbird crosses Sahara by flying night after night
- April 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Every year a small songbird, no heavier than a letter, crosses the Sahara Desert, the Mediterranean and the Arabian Desert on its migration. New research from Lund University in Sweden now reveals how the tiny bird manages this arduous journey: By flying night after night—and doing nothing during the day.
Originally published at Phys.org