Woods Hole, Mass. (Wed. Nov 30) -- Wandering albatrosses, which are an iconic sight in the Southern Ocean, are highly adapted to long-distance soaring flight. Their wingspan of up to 11 feet is the ...

According to a new finding in October’s Proceedings of the National Association of Sciences USA, this seabird navigates using sounds below our thresholds for hearing. For Science, Quickly, I’m Joseph ...

MY attention has been drawn to some correspondence in NATURE, May 2 and 9, on the “Sailing Flight of the Albatross,” in which reference is made to my father's letter to Sir William Thomson on the ...

A black-footed albatross soars over the Pacific Ocean. Engineers are working to mimic the amazing ability of albatrosses to harness the wind for the next generation of autonomous drones. How does one ...

Using drone imagery, New Zealand researchers are evaluating a deep learning model called BirdDetector, as it analyzes Salvin’s albatross populations across the Bounty Islands. After testing the model ...