One of the great concerns in history regarding health is the appearance of new diseases that could lead to a substantial ...

It is nothing short of a plague. The skua is one of the species hardest hit ... Sampling of a giant petrel chick at Hannah Point Penguin Colony (Antarctica).Luis Manuel Rivas Virtually all of the ...

Bubonic plague has come to Oran ... The virus has decimated colonies of Adélie penguins in Antarctica, wiped out albatross fledglings on the remote South African island of Marion, killed ...

It’s like finding a penguin sunbathing in the desert or a cactus thriving in Antarctica. The geographical improbability ... Unlike the breadcrumb-heavy disappointments that plague many inland ...

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross Sea coast, showing how animals in the region responded to climate and ...

Meanwhile, Antarctica has received relatively little attention. We set out to change that. The most suitable sediments are exposed near the coast of the icy continent, where penguins like to breed.

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

The discovery of these penguin colonies might sound like good news, but the joy won't last long as climate change surges.

The study, which accounts for the unique life history and critical dependence of emperor penguins on the Antarctic environment, reveals that emperor penguins meet the criteria for uplisting to a ...