Scientists have spotted a 11 new colonies&nbsp;of penguins in Antarctica&nbsp;lifting&nbsp;the global Emperor population by twenty&nbsp;per cent.

The discoveries were made by the birds' poo, or&nbsp;red-brown guano which had&nbsp;stained large patches of sea-ice.

The&nbsp;Sentinel-2 spacecraft of the&nbsp;European Union's&nbsp;British Antarctic Survey (BAS) was used to&nbsp;to scour the continent for the activity of the species. It was&nbsp;launched in June 2015 and has a resolution of 10 metres.&nbsp;

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Close-up satellite image showing penguins in the snow around a foraging crack. Photograph: British Antarctic Survey

Given the severe pressure on&nbsp;the&nbsp;White Continent warms, the discovery comes as a welcome development.&nbsp;

What specifically came as a surprise were the two of the colonies found far from the coast,&nbsp;living on sea ice that is anchored to grounded icebergs, a location never seen before.

According to Peter Fretwell, who led the research at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS),&nbsp;“The [new colonies] are an exciting discovery.&nbsp;Whilst this is good news, the colonies are small and so only take the overall population count up to just over half a million penguins.”

“Many of the penguin scientists we have talked to were disbelieving, as normally you expect them to be at the coast.” he added while saying&nbsp;one of the colonies was 112 miles&nbsp;from the Antarctic continent.

“The new breeding sites are all in locations where recent model projections suggest emperor penguins will decline. These birds are therefore probably the canaries in the coalmine, we need to watch these sites carefully as climate change will affect this region.” said&nbsp;Philip Trathan, another researcher at the British Antarctic Survey.

The availability of sea-ice plays an extremely crucial role in the life of emperor penguins. The animals' numbers will be hit hard by any decrease in it.

The heightened climate crisis has been highlighted by several reports claiming&nbsp;the global population could crash by a half or more under certain conditions come 2100.

The previous have showqn that there will be an estimate decline of 90 per cent in the known colonies&nbsp;if no further action is taken to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that drive global heating.

Scientists have spotted a 11 new colonies of penguins in Antarctica lifting the global Emperor population by twenty per cent. The discoveries were made by the birds' poo, or red-brown guano which had stained large patches of sea-ice.

Scientists have spotted a 11 new colonies of penguins in Antarctica lifting the global Emperor population by twenty per cent. The discoveries were made by the birds' poo, or red-brown guano which had stained large patches of sea-ice. The Sentinel-2 spacecraft of the European Union's British Antarctic Survey (BAS) was used to to scour the continent for the activity of the species. It was launched in June 2015 and has a resolution of 10 metres. Close-up satellite image showing penguins in the snow around a foraging crack. Photograph: British Antarctic Survey Given the severe pressure on the White Continent warms, the discovery comes as a welcome development. What specifically came as a surprise were the two of the colonies found far from the coast, living on sea ice that is anchored to grounded icebergs, a location never seen before. According to Peter Fretwell, who led the research at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), “The [new colonies] are an exciting discovery. Whilst this is good news, the colonies are small and so only take the overall population count up to just over half a million penguins.” “Many of the penguin scientists we have talked to were disbelieving, as normally you expect them to be at the coast.” he added while saying one of the colonies was 112 miles from the Antarctic continent. “The new breeding sites are all in locations where recent model projections suggest emperor penguins will decline. These birds are therefore probably the canaries in the coalmine, we need to watch these sites carefully as climate change will affect this region.” said Philip Trathan, another researcher at the British Antarctic Survey. The availability of sea-ice plays an extremely crucial role in the life of emperor penguins. The animals' numbers will be hit hard by any decrease in it. The heightened climate crisis has been highlighted by several reports claiming the global population could crash by a half or more under certain conditions come 2100. The previous have showqn that there will be an estimate decline of 90 per cent in the known colonies if no further action is taken to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that drive global heating.

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Researchers in Argentina have announced the discovery of fossilized skin of a 43-million-year-old penguin on Marambio Island in the Antarctic.

The fossilized skin which was a part of the penguin's wing belongs to the Palaeeudyptes gunnari, one of the many extinct types of penguins that lived in Antarctica during the Eocene period, which lasted from around 56 to 34 million years ago.

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(In photo: Fossil from which remains were extracted)

At that time, Antarctica was covered in woodland and boasted a diverse fauna.

Watch: Polish zoo shows off unique albino penguin

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After it's discovery, the fossil was studied at the La Plata Museum by Argentine palaeontologist Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche, the agency for scientific disclosure at La Matanza National University said on Friday.

According to Acosta Hospitaleche, "the fossilization of the skin of this wing is unique because it's the first conserved example in the world of a penguin with skin".

"The skin was conserved as a fossil on both surfaces of its wing, enveloping the bones that have remained articulated in their original position," she added.

Researchers in Argentina have announced the discovery of fossilized skin of a 43-million-year-old penguin on Marambio Island in the Antarctic. The fossilized skin which was a part of the penguin's wing belongs to the Palaeeudyptes gunnari, one of the many extinct types of penguins that lived in Antarctica during the Eocene period, which lasted from around 56 to 34 million years ago.

Researchers in Argentina have announced the discovery of fossilized skin of a 43-million-year-old penguin on Marambio Island in the Antarctic. The fossilized skin which was a part of the penguin's wing belongs to the Palaeeudyptes gunnari, one of the many extinct types of penguins that lived in Antarctica during the Eocene period, which lasted from around 56 to 34 million years ago. (In photo: Fossil from which remains were extracted) At that time, Antarctica was covered in woodland and boasted a diverse fauna. Watch: Polish zoo shows off unique albino penguin After it's discovery, the fossil was studied at the La Plata Museum by Argentine palaeontologist Carolina Acosta Hospitaleche, the agency for scientific disclosure at La Matanza National University said on Friday. According to Acosta Hospitaleche, "the fossilization of the skin of this wing is unique because it's the first conserved example in the world of a penguin with skin". "The skin was conserved as a fossil on both surfaces of its wing, enveloping the bones that have remained articulated in their original position," she added.

Fossilized skin of 43-million-year-old penguin found in Argentina

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