News tagged with emperor penguin
The poop on finding penguins: Follow the guano
Jun 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists looking for lost penguins stumbled upon an effective method: Follow their poop from space.
Emperor penguins march toward extinction?
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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Popularized by the 2005 movie "March of the Penguins," emperor penguins could be headed toward extinction in at least part of their range before the end of the century, according to a paper by Woods Hole Oceanographic ...
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U.S. considers penguin protection
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Jul 12, 2007 |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are considering extending endangered species protection to 10 species of penguins in the southern hemisphere.
New penguin species found in New Zealand
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian and New Zealand researchers have used ancient DNA from penguin fossils to make a startling discovery that may change the way we view species extinctions.
Building buried in Chinese emperor's tomb
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Jul 02, 2007 |
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Chinese archaeologists say a 98-foot high building was buried in the tomb of the country's first Emperor Qinshihuang some 2,000 years ago.
Archaeologists unearth 'birthplace of Roman emperor' in Italy
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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Archaeologists said Thursday they had unearthed the ruins of a villa believed to be the birthplace of a Roman Emperor who reigned almost 2,000 years ago.
Penguins marching into trouble
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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A quarter-century of data reveals how changing weather patterns and land use, combined with overfishing and pollution, are taking a heavy toll on penguin numbers.
Hormones may lead penguins to kidnapping
Apr 20, 2006 |
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A French researcher says hormones might help explain why female emperor penguins that have lost a baby sometimes kidnap a chick from another penguin.
In Brief: Archaeologists find Augustan head in Italy
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May 09, 2006 |
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A marble, bas-relief, head of the Emperor Augustus has been found at a large and well-appointed Roman villa site near Rome.
Nero's rotating banquet hall unveiled in Rome
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled what they think are the remains of Roman emperor Nero's extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth's movement and ...
Passports for penguins
Jun 28, 2008 |
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Ground-breaking technology that will enable biologists to identify and monitor large numbers of endangered animals, from butterflies to whales, without being captured, will be shown to the public for the first ...
Emperors in crisis
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Dec 07, 2006 |
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Roman emperors had to implement drastic reforms in the third century. In order to retain their position of power in this turbulent period they developed an emperor ideology. With this they increasingly laid claim to their ...
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