Science news articles about 'puffins'

Puffin numbers at the UK's biggest single colony are declining, scientists report, amid signs of dwindling food.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 5 (UPI) -- Scientists said the puffin population in Scotland has fallen 30 percent in the past five years because of rising sea temperatures.

The puffin population on England's biggest colony falls by a third in five years, a survey shows.

In Iceland's remote Westman Islands, warming weather is threatening a beloved mascot: the Atlantic puffin.

People with a talent for sewing are asked to make bags to help lost puffin chicks on a remote Scottish island.

Scientists hope hi-tech tags will help reveal why the puffin population at one of the UK's key colonies fell by a third last year.

... Oare Marshes nature reserve on the Swale estuary. If verified, it will be the first time the puffin, which is found in the Pacific and is recognisable by its thick red bill and yellow tufts, has been ...

LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Britain's puffins are among the wildlife suffering from a second year of erratic weather, the National Trust said Saturday.

A company based in Charlottetown is preparing to release its first independent video game. Puffins: Island Adventure by Other Ocean Interactive involved chartering a boat in Newfoundland to study the ...