News articles tagged with 'penguin'
Fossilised giant penguin feathers reveal colour, feather structure of ancient birds
— 1 Oct 2010 11:39 | Geology and palaeontologyA North Carolina State University researcher is part of a team that has discovered fossilised feathers from a giant penguin that lived near the Equator more than 36 million years ago.…
Most penguin populations continue to decline
— 3 Sep 2010 10:22 | EnvironmentPenguin biologists from around the world, who are gathered in Boston this week, warn that ten of the planet's eighteen penguin species have experienced further serious population declines.…
Scientists call for a new strategy for polar ocean observation
— 18 Jun 2010 13:50 | EnvironmentIn a report published in this week's issue of Science, a team of oceanographers, including MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) Ecosystems Centre director Hugh Ducklow, outline a polar…
Understanding global climate change through new breakthroughs in polar research
— 22 Feb 2010 16:01 | EnvironmentThe latest findings from research on Antarctica's rich marine life are presented this week at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Marine Biologist Huw Griffiths…
Scientists map penguins from space
— 4 Jun 2009 07:25 | BiologyPenguin poo (guano) stains, visible from space, have helped British scientists locate emperor penguin breeding colonies in Antarctica. Knowing their location provides a baseline for…
Scientists uncover penguins' winter adventures
— 13 May 2009 03:17 | BiologyFor the six harshest months of the year, macaroni penguins leave their colonies and disappear out to sea. But where do they go and how do they survive?…
Vast reserve to protect remote Prince Edward Islands
— 8 May 2009 04:06 | EnvironmentSouth Africa's declaration to establish one of the world's largest Marine Protected Area's (MPA) around its Prince Edward Islands, is a marine conservation achievement of global importance…
Phytoplankton is changing along the Antarctic Peninsula
— 22 Mar 2009 17:00 | EnvironmentAs the cold, dry climate of the western Antarctic Peninsula becomes warmer and more humid, phytoplankton - the bottom of the Antarctic food chain - is decreasing off the northern part…
Changing ocean conditions turning penguins into long-distance commuters
— 13 Feb 2009 09:20 | EnvironmentImagine you live in the suburbs of Chicago and you must commute hundreds of miles to a job in Iowa just to put food on the table. Magellanic penguins living on the Atlantic coast of…
Penguins marching into trouble
— 13 Feb 2009 08:50 | EnvironmentA combination of changing weather patterns, overfishing, pollution, and other factors have conspired to drive penguin populations into a precipitous decline, according to long-term…