Long-distance flights can throw seabirds’ internal clocks out of sync, causing navigation errors

October 29, 2026 · 6:00 pm 1 sources

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• Long-distance flights can throw seabirds' internal clocks out of sync, causing navigation errors
  Phys.org · October 29, 2026 18:00
  A study led by Oxford University has found that seabirds flying long distances across the Atlantic can experience a mismatch between their internal body clocks and local time (the same process that leads to jet lag in humans), causing them to make predictable errors when navigating by the sun. The…