penguins

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Science

Penguin Poo, Spotted by Satellite, Reveals Location of Secret Penguin Base

1:00PM Wilson Rothman | Even though non-military satellites don’t have powerful enough resolution to zoom in on a particular penguin—or any critter—certain clues can help locate them in the frozen antarctic. More »
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Gadgets

Bionic Penguins to Destroy Humans from Water and Air

8:40AM Jesus Diaz | Bionic penguins that travel underwater independently. Bionic flying penguins. Robotic arms made of fiberglass rods with free will. Molecubes that assemble into infinite-growing robots. All for real, as this video shows. I’m leaving the planet. More »
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Robots

Who Needs Nature? Festo Bionic Learning Network Builds A Better Penguin

3:00AM Jack Loftus | Festo is no stranger to autonomous robot creatures, but their latest initiative, called the Bionic Learning Network, might as well be referred to from here on out as Skynet for the animal kingdom. More »
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Science

Penguins Flying in Military Planes from Brazil’s Beaches to the South Atlantic

11:00AM Jesus Diaz | Get ready to fight to the death for this one, Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks: More than a thousand penguins have suddenly appeared on the beaches of Brazil. The scientists can’t explain why this is happening. Some say they are somehow confused. Knowing the views in Brazil’s beaches, I personally think they are not confused at all. Brazilian National Institute for Space Research climatologist Jose Marengo thinks the penguins–who are being airlifted back to its origin by the air force–got lost because of changes in the ocean circulation in the South Atlantic: More »
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