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 ...

Wisdom is a Laysan albatross, known for being the world’s oldest living wild bird. She’s been tracked in the Pacific Ocean since the 1950s! At over 74 years old, Wisdom is far older than the average ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

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 ...

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 built ...

Same-sex albatross love is warming hearts in the icy, subantarctic waters south of New Zealand. On Sunday, Frozen Planet II, the popular BBC wildlife series, took viewers to the remote Antipodes ...

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 ...