Growing up, emperor penguins were probably one of your favorite animals—the cute, waddling birds always looked somewhat magical against the endless white of Antarctica. But the heartbreaking reality ...

Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seal have both been upgraded as "Endangered" species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red list, owing to climate change ...

There's an unwritten rule among documentary filmmakers to observe, but not participate. But a BBC documentary crew in Antarctica made a rare decision to intervene when several Emperor penguin mothers ...

Climate change is threatening emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals, with both species that live on Earth’s southernmost continent now listed as endangered. With sea ice levels dropping because of ...

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday.

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 ...