Penguin poo (guano) stains, visible from space, have helped British scientists locate emperor penguin breeding colonies in Antarctica. Knowing their location provides a baseline for monitoring...
The penguin population of Antarctica is under pressure from global warming, according to a WWF report.
The report, Antarctic Penguins and Climate Change, shows that the four populations of...
Emperor penguins may have a supercharged form of a blood protein that allows them to dive underwater for more than 20 minutes on a single breath, a new study suggests.
The research showed that...
The first Adelie penguin chicks of the season - black fluffballs small enough to hold in the hand - started hatching this month, and the simple fact that there are more of them in the south and...
When emperor penguins dive below the Antarctic sea ice in search of food, they can descend five times as deep as a human and can swim on a single breath for up to 20 minutes. Researchers are trying...
