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.

Ida Eriksen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
May 14, 2020 ~4 min

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.

James Urton-Washington • futurity
Feb. 14, 2019 ~5 min


Winter water conditions affect female penguins more than males

"Until now, we have not really known how conditions out in the ocean, where they spend the entire winter, affect them."

James Urton-Washington • futurity
Nov. 27, 2018 ~8 min

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