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New emperor penguin colonies revealed by bird poop visible from space

Por: NBC News Science January 24, 2024

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LONDON — Poop stains are rarely cause for celebration. But they are the reason Antarctic researchers have been able to identify four new colonies of emperor penguins — a species threatened with extinction by climate change. A scientist from the British Antarctic Survey used satellite imagery to spot tell-tale patches of the penguins’ guano (a technical term meaning bird poop), visible from space as a series of brown smudges against the... + full article



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