How we discovered three new species of penguin in the Southern Ocean
The discovery that gentoo penguins are actually four distinct species has important implications for their conservation.
Nov. 5, 2020 • ~6 min
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Gentoo penguins are four species, not one
Counting the birds as four species will help conservation efforts, and threats from climate change.
Nov. 5, 2020 • ~3 min
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Giant 'toothed' birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous 'toothed' bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~7 min
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Nitrous oxide from penguin poo made researchers feel loopy
Researchers in Antarctica accidentally experienced an odd source of "laughing gas." The nitrous oxide came from large amounts of penguin guano.
May 14, 2020 • ~4 min
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Bird of the Year: Rare anti-social penguin wins New Zealand poll
The rare hoiho becomes the first penguin to take the title, after two weeks of "memes and trash-talk".
Nov. 11, 2019 • ~3 min
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Antarctica: Thousands of emperor penguin chicks wiped out
The second largest emperor penguin colony in Antarctica disappears, satellite images show.
April 24, 2019 • ~5 min
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Thousands of penguin chicks wiped out
The second largest emperor penguin colony in Antarctica disappears, satellite images show.
April 24, 2019 • ~4 min
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These penguin parents are weirdly fair
Magellanic penguins may win the prize for best parents. When feeding their brood, they try to feed each chick an equal portion, regardless of age or size.
Feb. 14, 2019 • ~5 min
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