Penguin Shit Visible From Space

_45851180_astrid-coast-2As well as making for a great headline, this story also happens to be true. According to the BBC News website, scientists have been using satellite photos to locate penguins in the Antarctic – but as the penguins themselves are too small to spot, the boffins have been locating them using the brown stains produced by the birds’ accumulated guano.

Full story here: Link to BBC Science & Environment News.

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