Macquarie Island isn’t just a windswept rock halfway to Antarctica. It’s a globally unique home to dozens of bird and marine mammal species, hence the government’s plans to give it greater protection.
The perpetually ice-free Gentoo penguin can serve as inspiration for the creation of passive anti-icing surfaces.
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Nature takes a unique approach to solving its icy surface problems. We found the solution to de-icing challenges in the feathers of adorable wobble-gaited penguins.
We compiled the first list of Antarctic species and where they were first found. This knowledge means we can now protect all of the icy continent’s species.
Windmill Islands, near Casey Research Station, Antarctica
Dana M Bergstrom
This seemingly one-off heatwave may be a harbinger for the future under climate change.
A life reconstruction of one of the largest penguins that ever lived, Kumimanu biceae.
Illustration by Mark Witton (used with permission, all other rights reserved)
Frowin Becker, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
There is plenty of work to do to ensure that other species, geographical areas and ecosystems across Africa are better understood through bioacoustics.
Penguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.
Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous ‘toothed’ bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
This newly discovered species is the oldest one known to resemble today’s penguins in both size and leg proportions, unlike its giant co-habitants at the time.
Emperor Penguin in Antarctica.
Stephanie Jenouvrier
Emperor Penguins thrive in harsh conditions, but a new study shows that their fate depends on human action to slow global warming and associated loss of sea ice.
An oiled penguin in the aftermath of a spill in the waters of Algoa Bay.
Lloyd Edwards
Oil spills from a project that’s designed to harness the economic potential of South Africa’s oceans are threatening the world’s largest remaining African Penguin colony.
A wild leopard seal on South Georgia.
James Robbins
Distinguished Professor and Deputy Director of ARC Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF), University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong