How a Supercolony of 1.5 Million Penguins Went Undetected for 2,800 Years
At a Glance In March, scientists found a supercolony of penguins that went undetected for 2,800 years.Researchers were able to spot the population with help of an algorithm developed by a colleague at NASA.The team was then able to survey the colony and get a better idea of the population at its peak. Earlier this year, scientists found a supercolony of 1.5 million Adélie penguins living on Antarctica's Danger Islands that had gone undetected for nearly 2,800 years. With the...