Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11h
Avian Flu Is Rapidly Spreading Across Antarctica
Avian flu has wreaked havoc in other parts of the world. According to the World Organization for Animal Health, the United ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
Scientists Uncover a Frozen History in 6,000 Years’ Worth of Penguin Poop, Revealing Past Ecology on Antarctica
Sediment samples from the Ross Sea coastline are revealing insights into how animals like elephant seals and Adélie penguins ...
Chip Chick on MSN3d
The World's Largest Iceberg Ran Aground Near A Remote Island In Antarctica, Which Might Benefit The Wildlife There
After months of drifting through the ocean, the world’s largest iceberg has finally run aground near a remote island in […] ...
EL PAÍS English4d
Inside Antarctica’s plague-infested penguin colonies
A team from EL PAÍS joins the Spanish expedition which has detected the spread of deadly avian flu among Antarctic fauna ...
Live Science on MSN3d
Dinosaurs: Facts about the reptiles that roamed Earth more than 66 million years ago
Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...
The gift of an iceberg to the ocean
As the iceberg melts, its released elements can alter the physics and chemistry of the ocean, propelling particles from the ...
Ancient DNA reveals 6,000 years of the lives of Antarctic penguins
Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross ...
DNA detectives in Antarctica: probing 6,000 years of penguin poo for clues to the past
New ancient DNA research on Adélie penguin poo in Antarctica shows how several species respond to environmental change over ...
THE WEEK1y
How Antarctica has become the enduring climate change bellwether
Many of the animal ecosystems in Antarctica may be affected by climate change, as extreme weather events take a toll on "terrestrial (including freshwater) ecosystems and biodiversity," the study ...
National Geographic news4y
Going wild in Antarctica
Gentoo penguins make their way to the ocean on Brown Bluff, a basalt tuya located on the Tabarin Peninsula of northern Antarctica. Photograph by Michaela Skovranova 5 min read “Everywhere we ...
BBC9mon
What adaptations do penguins have to survive in Antarctica?
This short film will be relevant for teaching climate change and animals and their habitats ... Penguinologist describes the threats to penguins on Antarctica. Why is Antarctica so important ...