Thousands got separated and were starved to death as their mothers were unable to descend the iceberg and reach the colony on time.

Learn how emperor penguins survive –50°C Antarctic winters through insulation, huddling, and unique breeding adaptations.

Penguins are far more resilient and complex than their playful image suggests. They endure extreme cold, exhausting journeys, ...

The formally feathered, flightless aquatic birds known as penguins dominate the frigid waters surrounding the subantarctic and Antarctic islands. The Southern Hemisphere is penguin territory, although ...

Researchers studying the effects of climate change in Antarctica say shrinking sea ice means bad news for emperor penguins: an 81 percent reduction in the number of breeding pairs by 2100. "We ...

A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with extinction by century's end.

Isolated from the rest of the world by massive oceans and harsh weather conditions, Antarctica has become a habitat for ...

WASHINGTON — With climate change threatening the sea ice habitat of Emperor penguins, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced a proposal to list the species as threatened under the ...

If there's one thing you probably would never expect to find on an Australian beach, it's a penguin. A woman was shocked recently when her and her children found a lone Emperor penguin sitting on the ...

Fossils of animals from the past are very helpful for scientists and researchers as they reveal a lot about life on Earth hundreds of years ago. They give us an idea about how certain species evolved ...