Penguins are so cute with their tuxedo-like feathers, their adorable waddle, and the way they slide on their bellies across the ice. Navigating frigid conditions is second nature to these cool ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has officially declared the emperor penguin endangered. The species' ...

The brutal weather of Antarctica already makes survival a challenge for its resident creatures. It becomes even more ...

Emperor penguins are native to Antarctica, where record low sea ice over the last decade has dramatically changed their ...

Each year for millennia, emperor penguins have molted on coastal sea ice that remained stable until late summer—a haven during a span of several weeks when it’s dangerous for the mostly aquatic birds ...

The annual "catastrophic" molt of the emperor penguin makes the birds especially vulnerable to climate change. Peter Fretwell / British Antarctic Survey Emperor penguins are uniquely adapted to life ...

Dive into penguin superlatives, from speed-demon gentoos to deep-diving emperors and resilient survivors across the Southern ...