98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts – can Endangered Species Act protection save them?
Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. A new study shows the risk they face from climate change.
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~9 min
98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts -- can Endangered Species Act protection help them?
Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. A new study shows the risk they face from climate change.
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~9 min
Emperor penguins may be headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change
Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Global warming is raising risks.
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~9 min
Emperor penguins headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change
Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Global warming is putting their chicks at risk and setting almost every colony on a path toward extinction.
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~9 min
We discovered what's killing the world's rarest penguin – and it could help us make a vaccine
The bacteria which causes the infection in yellow-eyed penguins is closely related to a human pathogen.
June 11, 2021 • ~5 min
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
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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