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How climate change may help a penguin colony
2013-04-05 19:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: Antarctic warming has been a boon for one large colony of Adélie penguins, a finding that's surprising scientists. A recent study found that over the last 60 years, a colony of the birds on Beaufort Island in the Ross Sea, south of New Zealand, increased by 84 percent, from 35,000 breeding pairs to 64,000 breeding pairs. This increase has come as glaciers have retreated from the island, leaving more bare, snow-free ground, where the penguins make their nests, according to the study, published this...
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Penguin Random House merger approved
2013-04-05 16:45:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The proposed merger of Penguin and Random House is approved by the European Commission, clearing the way for the deal to go ahead.
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Adélie penguin population expands as ice fields recede
2013-04-04 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Adélie penguins may actually benefit from warmer global temperatures, the opposite of other polar species, according to a breakthrough study by an international team led by University of Minnesota Polar Geospatial Center researchers. The study provides key information affirming hypothetical projections about the continuing impact of environmental change. Researchers from the United States and New Zealand used a mix of old and new technology studying a combination of aerial photography beginning...
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