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Since 2014, 49,520 registered volunteers have classified penguins, chicks, and eggs in Antarctic photos; more than 6 million classifications helped build a colony datasetThe Penguin Watch initiative witnessed enthusiastic participation from citizen scientists who contributed to penguin counting efforts in An...- Look-alike, but not the same: Scientists name first new penguin species in over 100 yearsA new species of penguin, named Pygoscelis kerguelensis, has been identified in the southern Indian Ocean. Genetic studies revealed that ge...
- In 2019, researchers used Sentinel-2 satellite images to find eight unreported emperor-penguin breeding colonies, lifting the known total to 61Eight new emperor penguin colonies have been identified in Antarctica, increasing the total to 61 active populations. The British Antarctic...
- 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...
- How Satellites Are Revealing Secret Animal Migrations Across the PlanetTracking animals from space is now possible. Satellites monitor sea turtles, elephants, and whales. This technology helps understand animal...
- ‘He profits when our economy implodes’: Trump’s commerce secretary under fire over market crashBill Ackman criticized US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, accusing him of having a conflict of interest due to his former firm Cantor Fi...
- ‘In India, 50% people with diabetes are not even aware they have the condition’Dr V Mohan began researching on diabetes with his father, Prof. M. Viswanathan, when he was just 18.
- Explore the wild with a purpose: Visit sanctuaries that support conservation efforts, reforestationThere are many ways in which tourists visiting Antarctica can adopt an environmental-friendly attitude.
- Supercolony of over 1.5 million penguins discoveredScientists have discovered a previously unknown "supercolony" of more than 15,00,000 Adelie Penguins in a chain of remote, rocky islands of...
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