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ANTARCTIC PENGUIN COLONIES
Since 2014, 49,520 registered volunteers have classified penguins, chicks, and eggs in Antarctic photos; more than 6 million classifications helped build a colony dataset- Look-alike, but not the same: Scientists name first new penguin species in over 100 years
- In 2019, researchers used Sentinel-2 satellite images to find eight unreported emperor-penguin breeding colonies, lifting the known total to 61
- 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...24 Sep, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
- 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...23 Sep, 2026, 12.15 AM IST
- 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...10 Sep, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
- In 2025, scientists recorded a giant iceberg threatening an Antarctic penguin colony. Later it produced a heartbreaking environmental outcomeGiant iceberg threatens penguins: A grounded iceberg near Coulman Island caused a 69% drop in emperor penguin chick survival. The iceberg b...06 Aug, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
- Why Penguins Sometimes Raise Someone Else’s Baby and What It Reveals About Their Secret Social WorldContrary to popular belief, penguins exhibit allofeeding, where adults care for chicks that are not their own. Studies on king and chinstra...28 Mar, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
- Why Do Penguins Propose Pebbles to Their Mates… and What This Strange Antarctic Ritual Really Means?Penguins in Antarctica have a unique way to survive. Male penguins offer pebbles to females. This is not a proposal but a survival strategy...06 Mar, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
- 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...07 Nov, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
- Satellite mapping finds new colony of Emperor penguins20 Jan, 2023, 11.11 PM IST
- Four UK women take up jobs of counting Antarctica penguins and run world’s most remote post office. Read hereAs there will be no running water or flushing toilets, the team, which includes a newlywed, will forego home comforts to run the World’s mo...04 Oct, 2022, 04.08 PM IST
- 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...06 May, 2022, 04.43 PM IST
- 18.3°C: Antarctica registers hottest temperature ever09 Feb, 2020, 06.22 AM IST
- Emperor penguins marching towards extinction in a warming world: StudyA warming climate may cause emperor penguins to go extinct by the end of this century, according to a study which cautions that a 'business...08 Nov, 2019, 11.21 AM IST
- Australia's King penguin population shrinks by 90%: StudyLondon, Aug 1 (IANS) The world's largest colony of King penguins in the southern Indian Ocean has shrunk by nearly 90 per cent in the last ...01 Aug, 2018, 10.55 AM IST
- Climate change threatening penguins in Antarctica: StudyContinued warming of Antarctica due to climate change may lead to decline of 60 per cent of Adelie penguin colonies by the end of this cent...01 Jul, 2016, 10.58 PM IST
- Emperor penguins adapting to climate change: StudyEmperor penguins may be adapting to climate change better than expected, according to a new study which offers insights on the future of th...23 Jun, 2014, 02.20 AM IST
- 9,000-strong penguin colony discovered in AntarcticaA huge 9,000-strong colony of emperor penguins has been discovered in Antarctica after scientists spotted their poo trails in satellite ima...10 Feb, 2013, 10.37 PM IST
- Life at King George Island, AntarcticaAt King George Island & Admiralty Bay, there are science stations including Polish station called Arctowski, which clung to their post desp...19 Mar, 2009, 07.16 AM IST
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