Tracking reveals albatross habits
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The latest tracking research from UK scientists may prove vital in protecting the endangered albatross.
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Urgent action is needed to prevent further declines in albatross and petrel populations, wildlife groups recommend.
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How do corals monitor the moonâs phases and know when to start mingling? Scientists report theyâve found the answer.
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Scientist have always wondered how pigeons manage to be such good navigators and have a &#39;nose for the north&#39; and now a new study has suggested that it is because they have small magnetic particles in their beaks, which helps them detect different magnetic
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Satellite tracking data have pinpointed parts of the world where longline fishing trawlers and albatrosses cross paths, often with fatal results for the majestic sea birds, a report released on Wednesday said.
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Moth antennae have gyroscope-like sensors to help them control their flight, scientists say.
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A project that tracks coyotes in real time can pinpoint which animals are at risk of becoming urban pests&#8212;and which households might be to blame.
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Scientists will soon start attaching  microchips to fish and other marine animals to track their  movements around the world's oceans and learn how they are  being affected by phenomena such as climate change and  overfishing, experts said on Monday.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press  Scientists discover exotic creatures more mysterious than most can imagine.   WASHINGTON -- Peering deep into the sea, scientists are finding creatures more mysterious than many could have imagined.
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Archaeopteryx, the earliest known bird, used both its feathered forelimbs and hind limbs to glide from trees, according to a new analysis of fossils found in the 1800s.
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By John M.R. Bull And Stephanie Heinatz, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun. 4--NEWPORT NEWS -- Ospreys swoop overhead, riding air currents over marsh grasses and stands of oaks.   Herons spear small fish in the shallows. Waves lap quietly at the shoreline.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny electronic devices.
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The Calayan Rail, Gallirallus calayaensis, discovered by scientists in the northern tip of Babuyan islands in the Philippines archipelago. Photo: Des Allen/AP.
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Homing pigeons carry out their long-range navigational feat thanks to tiny magnetic particles in their upper beaks, scientists confirm.
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Gray-headed albatrosses, famed for flocking to the South Georgia Islands near Antarctica to mate and raise chicks, routinely circle the globe between breeding seasons in a restless search for fish, British scientists discovered.
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By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 11--A new survey confirms what Tucson birdwatchers have long known: that Southern Arizona is a primo place to take a pair of binoculars.
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A Queens College biology student has been traveling to an island in New York Harbor to study the feeding habits of cormorants, which are prodigious vomiters.