The world's largest albatross colony lives on Steeple Jason Island in the Falklands. Once 500,000 strong, there are now around 180,000 breeding pairs. | BBC Earth

Each year, 8 million tonnes of plastic is dumped in our oceans - some of it ends up in albatross' stomachs. #BluePlanet2 | BBC Earth

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On June 12, cyclist and pilot Bryan Allen pedaled the Gossamer Albatross across the English Channel. The dream of human-powered flight was very publicly realized on that day! The Museum of Flight is home to the Gossamer Albatross II, the backup aircraft for the big day. The Albatross II was used at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center for testing related to electric motors. Check out this NASA video of the Gossamer Albatross II in flight during a test! Notice anything about the pilot? Check out