The Ice Warriors Struggling to SurvivePolar bears are often considered the poster child for climate change due to their dependence on sea ice for survival. As the temperature rises, the Arctic ice ...
Scientists are trying out an alternative bio-indicator – the king penguin – to investigate whether they can be used to monitor the effects of climate change. We are used to hearing about the ...
Half to three-quarters of major Antarctic penguin colonies face decline or disappearance if global temperatures are allowed to climb by more than 2°C. Half to three-quarters of major Antarctic penguin ...
The reasons for this aren’t yet clear”, but scientists think “both climate change and natural oceanic cycles” may be responsible. Emperor penguins are “highly vulnerable in a warming ...