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 ...

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Nancy Caruso sat on an island in the North Pacific Ocean just inches from a Laysan albatross and watched as the large black-and-white sea bird with a 6.5-foot wingspan added grass to its nest to cover ...

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 ...

"It's glamorous, it's big, it's beautiful." Awe-struck birdwatchers witness unprecedented spectacle off US coast: 'The ...

The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird. At its high end, it can measure over 11 feet from tip-to-tip, which enables it to soar enormous distances with minimal effort. It ...

There’s no doubt that the avian biodiversity that exists today is absolutely breathtaking. From the sword-billed hummingbird in the Andes to harpy eagles in the Amazon and colonies of emperor penguins ...