The next generation of autonomous drones will harness the wind like an albatross to save energy on long flights.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are developing a drone that mimics albatross flight with a $700,000 DARPA grant.

UC Professor Sameh Eisa leverages albatross flight mechanics to create energy-efficient drones, enhancing aerospace ...

The albatross is one of nature's most impressive flyers, soaring effortlessly over the ocean for days or weeks at a time, often without flapping its wings for hours. These majestic seabirds are ...

These seabirds spend most of their lives in flight, only returning to land to breed on remote sub-Antarctic islands ...

Every fall, the world’s largest albatross colony migrates to the atoll to breed. In fact, Wisdom’s was one of almost 645,000 ...

Researchers from the University of Pretoria have identified a new threat to the endangered Grey-headed albatross on Marion Island, revealing how strong winds contribute to land-based deaths of these ...

Albatross couples rarely separate, sticking with the same breeding partner year after year. But when ocean waters are warmer than average, more of the birds split up, a new study finds.

NEAH BAY — Wildlife rescuers released a Laysan Albatross off the coast of Cape Flattery after the bird was found up the Columbia River near Longview last month. The albatross — one of the largest ...

As long-lived predators at the top of the marine food chain, albatrosses accumulate toxic contaminants such as PCBs, DDT, and mercury in their bodies. A new study has found dramatic differences in ...

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