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Filmmaker James Cameron on penguins, arctic cold, and lowlight cameras

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 James Cameron wasn’t near the penguins this time around, but he is extremely familiar…

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Mapping mercury contamination in penguins of the Southern Ocean

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson pennedSilent Spring, alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT,…

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When penguins divorce, the whole colony is impacted

Relationships can be fickle. Sometimes they just don’t work out, even in penguins that can mate with the same partner…

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Turtles and penguins have a swimming sweet spot that reduces drag

It takes a lot of energy for marine mammals, birds, and reptiles to get around. Some humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)…

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