A new study has found that king penguins on a sub-Antarctic island are now giving birth 19 days earlier than they did in 2000, and more chicks are surviving the winter. That change has turned a warming ocean into a temporary boon for species that may still be losing it. King penguin on the island … Read more
Tens of thousands of baby corals, farmed or harvested from wild fish, have been transferred to the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time that scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have been able to see how efforts to restore the reef work on a larger scale. “This year we have … Read more
Rapid warming in the Arctic is changing sea ice in ways that directly affect bears, the region’s top predators. Ice now forms later, melts earlier, and provides a more unstable habitat than it did decades ago. For polar bears, this change disrupts almost every aspect of life, from hunting to movement to reproduction. … Read more