🌊🕊️ Soaring Beyond Horizons: The Remarkable

Albatross With a wingspan reaching up to ~11.5 ft, the Wandering Albatross is the ocean’s master glider. From dynamic soaring to periodic ocean rests, explore the science, misconceptions, and marvels of its journeys across thousands of miles.

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Nice epaulets. A Red-winged Blackbird shows off its bright shoulder patches as it looks for a new perch among the marsh reeds.

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Flying Without a Rudder

Aircraft typically use a vertical tail to keep the craft from rolling or yawing. Birds, on the other hand, maneuver their wings and tail feathers to counter unwanted motions. Researchers found that the list of necessary adjustments is quite small: just 4 for the tail and 2 for the wings. Implementing those 6 controllable degrees of freedom on their bird-inspired PigeonBot II allowed the biorobot to fly steadily, even in turbulent conditions, without a rudder. Adapting such flight control to the less flexible surfaces of a typical aircraft will take time and creativity, but the savings in mass and drag could be worth it. (Image credit: E. Chang/Lentink Lab; research credit: E. Chang et al.; via Physics Today)

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Three's a Crowd

There were originally 2 swallows perched on the post but then the third one came down at them and stirred it all up.

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