A species of gentoo penguin previously unknown to science came as the result of an in-depth genetic analysis across 10 ...

Penguins may not be relationship experts, but some of their habits are surprisingly healthier than the way many humans treat ...

With global warming looming over the lives of Antarctic penguins, Japanese researchers have conducted population surveys for more than half a century to understand shifting dynamics.

Researchers fitted Magellanic penguins with chemical-absorbing leg bands to gather data about pollution in the ocean.

When Akbar dies, the Jain merchant records that he fainted in shock, cutting his head open on the stone floor of the ...

Now, only 124 years since this penguin colony was discovered, emperor penguins have officially been listed as endangered, along with the Antarctic fur seal. As the world warms, Antarctic krill are ...

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition ...

Antarctica’s iconic emperor penguin has been deemed an endangered species as the sea ice it depends on shrinks because of rising temperatures. The penguins’ population is expected to drop by half by ...

"Penguins are already among the most threatened birds on Earth," Martin Harper, CEO of BirdLife International, said. "The emperor penguin’s move to endangered is a stark warning that climate change is ...

These birds are on a wing and a prayer. Emperor penguins, indigenous to Antarctica, are now at a frighteningly high risk of death by drowning due to drastic climate change. The prognosis for the black ...

WASHINGTON — Two iconic polar species — the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal — could be moving toward extinction, according to a new assessment from an international organization. The ...