Unstable sea ice is sending some penguins into Antarctica's frigid waters before the birds have a chance to regrow their ...

Huge numbers of Emperor penguins in Antarctica may have died because of melting sea ice, experts fear. For the first time, scientists have used satellites to spot the places where ...

The United States listed emperor penguins as an endangered species in 2022 because multiple studies project large population losses — to near-extinction — this century under continued warming. About a ...

A group of gentoo penguins in Antarctica were caught on camera taking a surprise plunge when the iceberg they were resting on suddenly flipped. Footage shows dozens of the birds sliding and tumbling ...

The birds' already risky molting strategy—in which they shed and regrow all their feathers at once—is becoming even more hazardous due to climate change ...

Penguins are dramatically shifting their breeding season as the Antarctic peninsula warms, a recent study finds. From 2012 to ...

The tall black-and-white residents of Antarctica, who waddle around its icy landscape, are in peril thanks to the rapidly ...

"It's incredibly energy-intensive and the birds use up to 50% of their body mass," he says. It is "probably the most ...

Emperor penguins shed all their feathers once a year, a precarious ritual that may have become deadly as climate change ...

Macaroni penguin in huge colony with snowy mountain in the background, blue sky, South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica© MZPHOTO.CZ/Shutterstock.com In one of the most remote and harsh environments on ...

Tourists onboard a Polar Latitudes Expeditions ship in Antarctica saw a pair of orcas hunting a gentoo penguin.

Penguins are bringing forward their breeding season at record rates as Antarctica rapidly warms due to climate change, according to research published by a global team of scientists on Tuesday. The ...