Antarctica

Using images from ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, a team of researchers from the British Antarctic Survey has spotted 8 new colonies of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) and confirmed the discovery of three previously identified but never confirmed breeding sites. This discovery, described in a paper in the journal Remote Sensing…

A Google Earth user discovered what they believe to be a '400ft ice ship' lying in an iceberg about 100 miles from the coast of Antarctica. The huge ice structure was picked up on Google Earth south of New Zealand and has a striking resemblance to a cruise liner with a…

Satellite images have revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. Scientists, at the British Antarctic Survey, have used satellite data from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission to track penguin guano, or penguin poo, to monitor the presence of thousands of penguins. The findings,…

Image caption Major science projects in the deep interior and other remote places will be postponed by a year The British Antarctic Survey is scaling back its research in the polar south because of coronavirus.Only essential teams will head back to the continent as it emerges from winter and virtually…

Home News Science & Astronomy Emperor penguins photographed here on the Brunt ice shelf near the British Antarctic Survey Halley Research Station. (Image: © The British Antarctic Survey) Penguins might be good at hiding from humans, but they can't hide their poop from the giant satellites circling our planet. New imagery…

Satellites have spotted eight new emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica, as well as confirmed the existence of three others. While this sounds good, the unfortunate reality is that these newly discovered penguins are just as threatened as the rest. Documented in a paper published in the Remote Sensing in Ecology and…

Home News Emperor penguins photographed here on the Brunt ice shelf near the British Antarctic Survey Halley Research Station. (Image: © The British Antarctic Survey) Penguins might be good at hiding from humans, but they can't hide their poop from the giant satellites circling our planet. New imagery revealed penguin poop…

Frank Jordans, Associated Press Updated 11:33 am CDT, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 BERLIN (AP) — British scientists say there are more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought based on evidence of bird droppings spotted from space. A study published Wednesday by scientists at the British Antarctic Survey counted 61…

Using satellite mapping technology, a new study unveils there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica. The discovery acts as a significant benchmark for monitoring the impact of environmental change on the population of this iconic bird. The study used images from the European Commission’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite…

Home News The IceCube neutrino lab in Antarctica (Image: © Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF) Good news: Scientists have found the absolute best place on Earth for romantic stargazing!Bad news: It's literally next-door to the South Pole.The hotspot (or cold spot, in this case) is called Dome A, and is located on…