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The color of penguin poo: Satellites reveal global warming's impact on an iconic polar species

Scientists from a handful of universities across the country have made innovative use of satellite images from NASA to determine the diet of Antarctic Adélie penguins across the continent by studying their icy feces with a fidelity and frequency that could be captured only by space technology.

The color of penguin poo: Satellites reveal global warming's impact on an iconic polar species
Image: Phys.org
Scientists from a handful of universities across the country have made innovative use of satellite images from NASA to determine the diet of Antarctic Adélie penguins across the continent by studying their icy feces with a fidelity and frequency that could be captured only by space technology.

Originally published at Phys.org

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