Archaeologists amassed over 100 sediment samples in Antarctica to trace the history of Adélie penguins 6,000 years into the ...

To study long-term microsatellite dynamics, the study's authors sequenced the genomes of 23 ancient Adélie penguin specimens dating back over 46,000 years, as well as samples from 26 modern ...

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross ...

Researchers conclude that Adélie penguins took over the Antarctic habits of seals when sea ice started to expand around 1,400 ...

“Before this fossil, we had no evidence about the feathers, colours and flipper shapes of ancient penguins,” said Julia Clarke, a palaeontologist at the University of Texas, US, and lead ...

“Modern penguins seem to be less well equipped to survive these rapid environmental changes than ancient penguins because of this decrease in evolutionary rate,” Vanesa De Pietri, an avian ...

"Ancient sedimentary DNA recovered from Adelie penguin colonies allowed us to detect the presence of other local species through time, including a range of birds, seals and invertebrates," said lead ...

Fifty million years ago, New Zealand was home to penguins that stood as tall as humans and weighed as much as adult gorillas. Scientists have discovered fossils of the largest penguin known to ...

New ancient DNA research on Adélie penguin poo in Antarctica shows how several species respond to environmental change over ...

CANBERRA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The study of ancient DNA preserved in sediment has revealed 6,000 years of history for Adelie penguin colonies along Antarctica's Ross Sea coast, shedding light on ...