When vertebrates moved onto land, long ago, some of them eventually became airborne, way after the insects did. There are ...

For example, Habib said that a bird that flaps throughout a journey has shorter, stouter wings. On the other hand, a soaring bird like an albatross has much longer wings relative to its size.

wings outstretched, as scientist Kath Walker holds it ready to apply a satellite tag Scientists Kath Walker & Graeme Elliott applying a satellite tag to the back feathers of a female albatross ...

4. The wandering albatross can glide for several hundred miles without a single wing flap - a remarkable feat that no other flying creature is capable of matching. The bird has inspired not only ...