Murderous mice attack and kill nesting albatrosses on Midway Atoll − scientists struggle to stop this gruesome new behavior

On a small, remote island in the Pacific Ocean, an unlikely predator feasts on the world’s largest albatross colony. Researchers are trying to figure out how to stop these murderous mice.

Wieteke Holthuijzen, Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Feb. 20, 2024 • ~9 min

Can seabirds hear their way across the ocean? Our research suggests so

Scientists have long been baffled by how seabirds decide where to go on their long journeys. Our study of wandering albatrosses offers new clues.

Samantha Patrick, Reader in Marine Biology, University of Liverpool • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 • ~6 min

Why wandering albatrosses get divorced – new research

A new study took a closer look at breeding pairs of these seabirds to find out why their bonds aren’t standing the test of time.

Samantha Patrick, Reader in Marine Biology, University of Liverpool • conversation
Sept. 23, 2022 • ~5 min

Giant 'toothed' birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago

Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous 'toothed' bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.

Peter A. Kloess, Doctoral Candidate, Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~7 min

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