Migrating Alaska Sparrow Perform Despite Lack of Sleep

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jul 15, 2014   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Each fall, white-crowned sparrows hop off branches in Alaska and begin journeys toward California, Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas. On their trip of several weeks, flying mostly at night, the tiny songbirds may cut back on their sleep by two-thirds. Scientists in Wisconsin discovered the sparrow’s apparent ability to perform while cutting rest with […]