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ANTARCTIC KRILL AND PENGUINS
World's largest penguin colony loses 63% of its Penguins; scientists say climate change is to blame, not volcanoZavodovski Island, located in the frigid reaches of Antarctica, has witnessed a staggering decline of nearly two-thirds in its breeding chi...- In 2018, NASA satellite images of penguin guano sent researchers to Antarctica's Danger Islands, where they found more than 1.5 million Adélie penguinsIn December 2015, scientists found a massive colony of over 1.5 million Adélie penguins on the Danger Islands. This discovery was made poss...
- DNA reveals four gentoo penguin species instead of one after more than 100 years. Scientists now fear some island populations could lose their homes to global warmingNew genomic research has resolved a century-old debate over gentoo penguins, revealing four distinct species rather than one with several s...
- In 2017, Lewis Pugh swam 1 km at South Georgia to campaign for protection. 7 years later, protected waters had grown from 2% to 36%, adding 166,000 km² of ocean in totalLewis Pugh swam one kilometer off South Georgia in 2017. This swim was part of a campaign for greater water protection. Protection rose fro...
- In 2016, after 15 years of work, a historic deal turned part of Antarctica into the world's largest marine reserveAn international agreement established the Ross Sea marine protected area. This vast region will receive protection starting December 1, 20...
- Antarctica is in the middle of winter right now. Scientists are worried about a France-sized stretch of ocean where ice is failing to formWinter is the season when Antarctica's frozen edge usually expands. This year, one part of the continent is doing the opposite. Scientists ...
- Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and diseaseSoaring tourism to Antarctica, driven by climate change fears, raises concerns about contamination and damage to the fragile ecosystem. A r...
- Antarctica to lose its entire ice? Scientists warn the frozen continent is on the brink of collapse, alarming changes will leave you stunnedAntarctica faces abrupt and irreversible changes impacting ice sheets, oceans, and ecosystems. Scientists warn of global consequences for s...
- Heard and McDonald, new go-to placeHeard and McDonald Islands, 4,000 km southwest of Australia, are gaining attention as a hot, new destination. This uninhabited, icy locale ...
- Is the world's largest iceberg on verge of triggering an ecological catastrophe? Scientists sound alarm with penguins on the frontlineThe world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is now near the British island of South Georgia. The iceberg threatens the marine ecosystem by damaging ...
- Plastic plague reaches Antarctica: Are we past the point of no return?Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered microplastics in Antarctic snow near remote glaciers. This breakthrough reveal...
- Emperor penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate changeThe emperor penguin gives birth during the Antarctic winter and requires solid sea ice from April through December to nest fledgling chicks...
- Now, penguin poop is no laughing matterThough it emits nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, it is dangerous.
- Retreating ice behind population explosion in Adelie penguins?The penguin population in East Antarctica is 135 times larger now than it was when the last ice age ended around 19,000 years ago.
- Retreating ice behind population explosion in Adelie penguins?Adelie penguins may be benefiting from shrinking glaciers, according to a new study that found the population of the species in East Antarc...
- Another world in our worldGeetika Jain and a friend took a breathtaking and heart-stopping cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula to get up close and personal with pengui...
- Tossing iron powder into ocean to fight global warmingIndian scientists, along with their foreign counterparts are embarking on an expedition to find whether tossing iron powder into the ocean ...
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