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Magellanic penguin parents typically lay two eggs under a bush or in a burrow, taking turns swimming out to sea to catch food for their chicks.

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Penguin Health Equals Ocean Health

It’s hard not to identify with penguins as they waddle about upright on land,...

April 2014

A large red research vessel among icy waters and snowy mountains

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Shipboard Life in the Antarctic

Strapped in to a harness on the back deck of a 230-foot research vessel off the...

June 2016

Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.

The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit

Most of you know that the Earth’s poles are cold. But did you know that there are...

September 2011