Weighing a godwit

Position: Associate Professor, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University.

Bar-tailed godwits can fly about 12,000 km at one time – further than any other known bird. This recent discovery...

Research on godwit migration involves tracking or following the flight path of the birds. Scientists like Dr Phil Battley and...

One of the requirements for heavier-than-air flying machines is a structure that combines strength with light weight. This is true...