Scientists Find New Penguins Colonies in Antarctica
VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 28, 2024 • ~3 min

Which zoo animals are most active in winter and what times are best to see them?

Not all animals retreat to their shelters in cold weather.

Samantha Ward, Associate Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Dec. 27, 2023 • ~6 min

Extreme Sleep Behavior of Antarctic Penguins
VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 4, 2023 • ~5 min

Emperor penguins get Endangered Species Act protection – with 98% of colonies at risk of extinction by 2100, can it save them?

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Climate change is having an impact.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Oct. 31, 2022 • ~9 min

US Says Climate Change Is Threatening Emperor Penguins
VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 29, 2022 • ~4 min

Penguin feathers hold clues to anti-icing tech

A new way to deal with ice buildup on airplanes, drones, and wind turbines comes from researchers investigation into penguin feathers.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
Oct. 24, 2022 • ~5 min

Penguins adapt their voices to sound like their companions - new study

You can tell how close penguins are to each other by how similar their voices are.

Livio Favaro, Researcher in zoology, Università di Torino • conversation
Aug. 1, 2022 • ~6 min

New Research Adds to the Story of Penguins
VOA Learning English • voa
July 23, 2022 • ~5 min

Scientists Use Penguins to Study Antarctic Climate Change
VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 4, 2022 • ~4 min

How many bones do penguins have?

How did penguins end up with so few bones – and become lightning-fast swimmers?

Julie Sheldon, Clinical Assistant Professor of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee • conversation
Jan. 24, 2022 • ~5 min

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