However, scientists need to get closer to these creatures to understand how we can help them. Fortunately, we have the technology on our side — and robotic agents may be able to go where humans can’t walk, all in the name of science and saving the species.

critical mission

A bright yellow robot emerges from a sea of ​​20,000 emperor penguins living in a colony in the Atca Bay in Antarctica.

Emperor penguins reign on land, where they have no predators, but their survival depends on the presence of sea ice, where they raise their chicks. If greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rates, 98% of penguins could virtually disappear by 2100 as rising temperatures melt the ice, according to a recent study.

By using a penguin-certified robot to conduct long-term monitoring, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution hope to reduce the human footprint in an already vulnerable spot.

other worlds

We’ve never seen anything like this on Mars.

The mini chopper has a unique view of the debris field. In the frightening images, which resemble a scene from the movie Mad Max, parachute lines can be seen beneath a layer of red Martian dust.

Engineers are studying what happened to the protective back cover and canopy as they work on an ambitious multi-mission effort to return Martian samples to Earth by 2030.

long time ago

This is the last thing you would expect to find while planting.

Anat is the goddess of love, beauty and war, according to the pagan mythology of the Canaanites, an ancient people who lived in Jerusalem and the surrounding area. Jamal Abu Rida, Director General of Antiquities at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Gaza, said that the statue is “a symbol of the oldest human civilization that lived in Gaza City.”

The statue will be displayed in the Pasha Palace Museum in Gaza.

Once upon a planet

The Swiss Alps are praised by tourists who love scenic trekking, hiking and watching winter sports.

The towering peaks also appear to be home to fossils of giant extinct whale-sized marine reptiles that roamed the ocean 250 million years ago.

Paleontologists have discovered fossils of three ichthyosaurs, or “fish lizards,” at 9,186 feet (2,800 meters) in the scenic mountains. The remains ended up there after tectonic plates collided and formed folds of rock that pushed the ancient sea floor high into the Alps.

wonderful creatures

The wonderfully gentle Patagonian Sheepdog is a type of national dog in parts of South America, helping to herd sheep between the Chilean coast and the Patagonian mountains. You may not have heard of it before.

That’s a long way from paddling with dogs, so how did they end up half a world away? In the 19th century, officials in South America saw sheep farming as a promising industry, so they looked to the United Kingdom and its successful practices.

Farmers came – and brought their dogs with them. Now, thanks to the isolation these herding dogs experienced, they act like a “missing link” that scientists can use to understand canine evolution.

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