Plans are in place to create the world’s 4th-largest fully protected marine reserve at the Tristan da Cunha archipelago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/new-marine-protection-zone-tristan-da-cunha-penguin…
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The world’s largest iceberg is on a collision course with an Antarctic penguin refuge
Iceberg A68a, the world’s largest iceberg, is floating directly toward a wildlife hotspot in the South Atlantic ocean. Source: https://www.livescience.com/worlds-largest-iceberg-collision-course.html
Iceberg the size of Cyprus on collision course with Atlantic island
An iceberg the size of Cyprus is on a collision course with the island of South Georgia, risking a major threat to the remote Atlantic island’s globally important penguin and seal colonies. Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259119-iceberg-the-size-of-cyprus-on-collision-course-with-atlantic-island/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Dozens of ancient penguin ‘mummies’ discovered at lost nesting site in Antarctica
Melting snow in Antarctica reveals ancient penguin ‘mummies’ dating to 5,000 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-penguin-mummies-antarctica.html
Publishers Worry As Ebooks Fly Off Libraries’ Virtual Shelves
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: After the pandemic closed many libraries’ physical branches this spring, checkouts of ebooks are up 52 percent from the same period last year, according to OverDrive, which partners with 50,000 libraries worldwide. Hoopla, another service that connects libraries to publishers, says 439 library systems in the US and Canada have joined since March,…
Amiga Fast File System Makes Minor Comeback In New Linux Kernel
The Amiga Fast File System (AFFS) is making a minor comeback in the new version of the Linux kernel. The Register reports: As noted by chief penguin Linus Torvalds in his weekly state-of-the-kernel report, a change to AFFS popped up among what he described as a collection of “the usual suspects” in new submissions to the kernel over the last week….
Penguin Poop Seen From Space Leads To Discovery of New Colonies
Satellite-mapping technology “that detects stains on the ice from penguin droppings” has revealed there are more Emperor colonies than previously known in fast-warming Antarctica, reports Bloomberg: Eleven new colonies of the species were found, taking the census to 61 across the polar continent, according to a study by scientists at the British Antarctic Survey published Wednesday. The scientists used images from…
Satellites discover new penguin colonies from space
Satellite images have revealed 11 previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica, identified by telltale reddish-brown guano stains the birds leave on the ice. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/satellite-new-emperor-penguin-colonies-from-space…
Poop stains visible from space reveal hidden colonies of Antarctic penguins
There might be nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. Source: https://www.livescience.com/new-emperor-penguin-colonies-satellite-poop-climate-change.html
The Cold War Bunker That Became Home To a Dark-Web Empire
The New Yorker this week has a story about a Dutchman named Xennt, who lived underground in a vast nuclear bunker in Germany with his family, friends, and an assortment of clever misfits. The story is about the dark web, a server empire used by cybercriminals, an encrypted phone network, a five-year investigation by the German police, and an Irish crime…