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...
24 Sep, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
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
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...
25 Feb, 2026, 03.07 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
Rift between Elon Musk and Trump official after former loses $300bn for first time since Nov 2024 amid rift reports?Elon Musk's net worth has taken a hit after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on 184 countries. Elon Musk, one of the cl...
08 Apr, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
'My most serious concern is...': JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon warns of recession risks in US amid Trump's tariff warIs US heading for a recession? JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump can have lasting negative cons...
07 Apr, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters29 Jul, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
World Penguin Day 2024: History, significance, interesting facts, and moreWorld Penguin Day on 25th April promotes penguin conservation, emphasizing the need for habitat protection, awareness of threats like pollu...
25 Apr, 2024, 10.29 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%: Study
London, 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
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...
04 Mar, 2018, 08.54 PM 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
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.
18 Nov, 2015, 03.18 PM IST
- 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...
18 Nov, 2015, 01.55 PM IST
India has 50% chance of becoming emerging miracle economy: Ruchir SharmaI put the probability of India's continuing its journey as a breakout nation to 50%, owing to a whole series of risks that are underappreci...
15 Apr, 2012, 12.59 PM IST
- Tossing iron powder into ocean to fight global warming
Indian scientists, along with their foreign counterparts are embarking on an expedition to find whether tossing iron powder into the ocean ...
06 Jan, 2009, 09.37 PM IST