Back in the 1930s, an ill-advised plan was hatched to keep a living penguin at the Little America hotel in southwest Wyoming.

In San Diego, after the birth of a rare female emperor penguin at Seaworld, more than 29,000 people voted on what to name the two-month-old chick. “Pearl” received more than half of the total votes, ...

Emperor penguins live in some of the most remote and environmentally pristine regions in the world. But that doesn't mean they're safe from the impacts of a warming planet. "This report wasn't too ...

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, scientists said after analyzing satellite images of a key part of the continent. The images, ...

On Antarctic ice, movement itself becomes a survival test, especially for an animal that spends months walking far inland to ...

FILE - This undated photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey in January 2024 shows adult emperor penguins with a chick near Halley Research Station in Antarctica. (British Antarctic Survey via ...

Dexter shared that whenever the penguins waddle by, the team pauses the science for a few minutes of fun. On their way back from feeding, the curious penguins came incredibly close to the researchers, ...

Emperor penguins are a well-known species found only in Antarctica. These resilient creatures can survive even the harshest winters, relying on sea ice for foraging and breeding. However, due to ...

Emperor penguins may live in some of the most remote and environmentally pristine regions in the world, but that doesn't mean they're safe from the impacts of a warming planet. "This report wasn't too ...

A catastrophic breeding failure has occurred at Coulman Island, the largest emperor penguin colony in Antarctica's Ross Sea, ...

From polar pack ice to Arctic archipelagos, these winning images reveal how life is exquisitely engineered to survive at the ...