Three million years ago, an extinct relative of today's great penguins—emperors and kings—lived in Aotearoa New Zealand. We know this because our new study published in the Journal of Paleontology ...

Daniel Thomas has received funding from Massey University. Alan Tennyson and Felix Georg Marx do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

Russian scientists at the Mirny research station recently saved a baby emperor penguin after it became separated from its colony and risked freezing to death. In footage shared by the Russian Arctic ...

Icebergs are large chunks of ice in the ocean that have broken away from an ice sheet or ice shelf. This pictured iceberg contains layers of sediment and algae, which is what gives it its stripes.

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The population of emperor penguins in one part of Antarctica appears to be declining faster than previously thought, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery released Tuesday. The ...

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 ...