{"id":"0b0142da-4475-4ab2-805c-011e7c9ef589","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260920222410.htm","domain":"sciencedaily.com","outlet":{"name":"ScienceDaily","country":"US","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Scientists discover first new penguin species in more than 100 years","plainHeadline":"First new gentoo penguin species named in over 100 years","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Genetic evidence identifies four distinct gentoo penguin species on Kerguelen Islands.","The newly recognized southeastern gentoo is named Pygoscelis kerguelensis.","Three previously recognized subspecies are reclassified as full species.","Global warming threatens some newly defined species' habitats by 2050.","Researchers conducted whole-genome sequencing from 64 penguins across 10 colonies."],"topics":["Science","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T03:11:46.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-22T04:36:38.849Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/4abbe4cc-ab72-4534-aa6e-c8652f1d9b63","storyId":"4abbe4cc-ab72-4534-aa6e-c8652f1d9b63","image":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/1920/two-gentoo-penguins-snowy-antarctic-mountains.webp","author":null,"dek":"Genetic evidence has revealed a previously unknown gentoo penguin species on the remote Kerguelen Islands and shown that gentoos actually consist of four distinct species."}