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![Adélie penguins nest in large, densely packed colonies in the same place each year, and they leave behind guano stains on rocks.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/skDYRUtQ4ZTbTxh9bA8wbH-320-80.jpeg)
Poop Stains Help Scientists Track Antarctic Penguin Colonies
By Kacey Deamer published
Adélie penguins in Antarctica nest in large colonies, and these groupings leave behind massive poop stains on the icy landscape — marks that are so large they can be tracked by satellites.
![monterey-aquarium-penguin-march.jpg](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aqBsF7SRX5Qq8YQrBAA2mY-320-80.jpg)
Waddle for Science! Penguins Join Protest March
By Kacey Deamer published
The March for Science was not only for people; penguins marched, too.
![adelie-penguins-antarctic-count](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ChUcWZaap32KhuU8n2iDxk-320-80.jpg)
Happier Feet: Antarctica Home to Millions More Penguins Than Thought
By Kacey Deamer published
There are 3.6 million more penguins in Antarctica than previously estimated.
![Adélie penguins like this one feed mainly on krill.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zoA9ZSM6kzhgaUKFccsCcd-320-80.jpg)
Let's All Chill: Antarctica's Adélie Penguins Are Probably Fine
By Becky Oskin published
There may be other explanations for 150,000 missing Adélie penguins presumed dead in Antarctica.
![Aa lava tumbling into the sea at Sullivan Bay, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zv3SteHxro44aipkTQg4vm-320-80.jpg)
Using Loopholes, Nature May Save Galápagos Penguins (Op-Ed)
By Raghu Murtugudde, Earth System Science published
The Galápagos are more than a life raft in Pacific currents — they actually alter the Pacific currents, and in so doing, help feed the islands' residents.
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