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

Penguins across Antarctica are breeding weeks earlier as temperatures rise, signaling rapid climate change and growing risks for survival.

In one of the most remote and harsh environments on Earth, three penguin species are telling a story that’s about much more ...

As the fervor of Fat Bear Week rages on, a different corner of the animal kingdom is in trouble: The Antarctic penguin community. Australian researchers studying Adélie penguins point to a plunging ...

The formally feathered, flightless aquatic birds known as penguins dominate the frigid waters surrounding the subantarctic ...

Scientists are investigating how Adélie penguin colonies along the coast of Antarctica’s Ross Sea have adapted over the last 6,000 years. Jamie Wood Penguin poop is stinky but useful. In Antarctica, ...

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

A viral meme features a penguin's solitary march inland, resonating with millions as a symbol of burnout and detachment. The footage, from a 2007 documentary, shows a confused Adélie penguin heading ...

Adélie penguins seem to have passed a portion of the mirror test, in which animals that see their reflection in a mirror appear to recognise that they are seeing themselves and not another individual.

A short scene from the 2007 documentary Encounters at the End of the World has resurfaced online and taken on a life of its own. The footage shows a single Adélie penguin breaking away from its colony ...