Satellites Reveal New Climate Threat to Emperor Penguins

Each year for millennia, emperor penguins have molted on coastal sea ice that remained stable until late summer—a haven during a span of several weeks when it’s dangerous for the mostly aquatic birds to enter the ocean to feed because they are regrowing their waterproof feathers. But as overall Antarctic sea ice extent dwindled to … Continue reading Satellites Reveal New Climate Threat to Emperor Penguins