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<p><strong>EMBARGOED UNTIL: 6, NOVEMBER, 2023, 3 PM US EASTERN</strong></p> <p>A groundbreaking study published in the<em> Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</em> underscores the pivotal role that seasonal Antarctic sea ice plays in the annual molting periods of Ad&eacute;lie penguins. Despite the relatively large amount of sea ice still available in the Ross Sea, researchers have discovered a potential bottleneck in the penguins&rsquo; annual cycle, which could be exacerbated as the climate continues to change.</p> <p>...

Three percent of Earth’s land mass is comprised of islands, but 95 percent of all bird extinctions have occurred on them. Main cause: Mice and rats introduced by humans. Only 10 percent of the world’s islands are rodent-free, but a rodenticide called brodifacoum is changing that. On hundreds of treated islands recovery of native plants and wildlife has been swift and spectacular. Consider rugged, 1,450-square-mile South Georgia Island in the Subantarctic. Before mice and rats disembarked from whaling vessels, it had been Earth’s richest seabird rookery. For three years, itâ€�...

Ted Williams Three percent of Earth’s land mass is comprised of islands, but 95 percent of all bird extinctions have occurred on them. Main cause: Mice and rats introduced by humans. Only 10 percent of the world’s islands are rodent-free, but a rodenticide called brodifacoum is changing that. On hundreds of treated islands, recovery of native plants and wildlife has been swift and spectacular. Consider rugged, 1,450-square-mile South Georgia Island in the Subantarctic. Before mice and rats disembarked from whaling vessels it had been Earth’s richest seabird rookery. For three years it�...