The largest flying birds in the world have wingspans of up to 3.5m; discover the five biggest, plus where they live and what ...

The wandering albatross follows its beak to dinner, scientists say. The first study of how individual wandering albatrosses find food shows that the birds rely heavily on their sense of smell. The ...

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 ...

Albatrosses are exceptionally mobile and use the wind to travel hundreds of thousands of miles to feed on squid, fish, or other animals found near the water surface in the open ocean. In fact, some ...

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 ...

Birds have inspired airplane designs since the dawn of aviation, but nature isn’t done giving up its secrets. Now researchers are taking cues from the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), an ...