Tag: King penguin

The Polar Retrospective - A stop to drilling, an ice-free Arctic and a non-white penguin

Polar Journal AG Team

This week, we share a video of an all-black king penguin. We also look at a bleak prediction for the future of Arctic ice-coverage, but a good piece of news for the Arctic seafloor.

Do penguins use a kind of magnetic compass?

Camille Lin

Penguins are suspected of using the Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves underwater, much like a navigator has a compass.

The new face of the Antarctic

Heiner Kubny

In the future, the Antarctic could become a greener place and be colonised by new species. At the same time, some species will likely disappear. 25 scientists have gathered data.