A wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) taking off for flight, carrying a GPS tracker that can detect radar emitted from ships. Courtesy of Henri Weimerskirch No creature knows the sea quite like the ...

Wandering albatrosses seem to have a keen sense of smell: so keen that they can follow their nose to food some 20 kilometres away from their starting point. Following scent trails on the open ocean is ...

Two years ago, scientists described 5-million-year-old albatross fossils representing five different species. The fossils, found in North Carolina, raised a question: If albatross once soared above ...

How do you tell if an elephant is having a good day? Or spy on the nocturnal squid-catching skills of the albatross? This week at the British Science Festival, external, Prof Rory Wilson of Swansea ...

Wellington Zoo and Wellington District Police Maritime Unit work together to return Toroa to the wild. Photos: Wellington District Police. A nationally vulnerable Toroa Northern Royal Albatross that ...