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Penguin feathers inspired a "living skin" material that could slash energy bills in buildingsResearchers have developed a revolutionary thin film inspired by penguin feathers that passively switches between heating and cooling modes...
Is Antarctica's tourism boom a ticking time bomb for disease and contamination? Here's what you need to knowAntarctica's tourism is booming, attracting over 80,000 visitors. Experts warn this surge increases risks of contamination and disease. A r...
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...
End of a giant: Trillion-tonne iceberg, twice the size of Greater London, breaks just before 40th birthdayThe world's largest iceberg, A-23A, has finally broken apart after a nearly 40-year journey. This colossal megaberg, once twice the size of...
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...
Barefoot on –50°C Antarctic Ice: How Penguins Survive Where Others Would FreezeAntarctic penguins possess a unique heat exchange system in their legs. This allows them to maintain a warm core while their feet remain ju...
Why Werner Herzog’s lone penguin from Encounters at the End of the World is resonating online againA lone penguin’s haunting march in Encounters at the End of the World has resurfaced online, with Werner Herzog’s stark narration turning i...
“Ring Of Fire” Solar Eclipse set for February 17 – Why penguins get the front-row seatThe first solar eclipse of 2026 will take place on February 17 as a dramatic annular, or “Ring of Fire,” eclipse. This phenomenon occurs wh...
Thousands of emperor penguin chicks perish due to drastic ice lossThousands of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica have died due to a "catastrophic breeding failure" caused by low levels of sea ice, which...
Satellite mapping finds new colony of Emperor penguins
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...
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...
18.3°C: Antarctica registers hottest temperature ever
How Antarctica’s remote location and diverse fauna has caught the fancy of avid travellersTripoetic’s adrenaline-packed offerings of Antarctica can be explored in 8-20 days.
World Penguin Day: Six lesser known facts about the popular birdsOil spills kill over 20,000 adult & 22,000 juvenile Magellanic Penguins off the coast of Argentina every year.
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...
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...
Deadly avian influenza virus reaches AntarcticaA deadly avian influenza virus has now reached Antarctica.
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...