Gentoo penguins in Argentina are breeding earlier as rising temperatures and deadly heat waves threaten vulnerable chicks.

A deadly virus is killing the chicks of the rare yellow-eyed penguin, and scientists think the reason may be found in their ...

Separately, she suspects those on another Australian territory, Heard Island, may be home to a completely separate species ...

Adventure World, the only facility in Japan to have successfully bred emperor penguins in captivity, is calling for greater public interest in conservation following a decision not to designate the ...

The annual meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations has failed to reach consensus to designate the endangered emperor penguin as a "Specially Protected Species".

The listing underlines the impact of climate change on Antarctica, which is posing an existential threat to wildlife with ...

Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat of Antarctic sea ice – frozen seawater that expands around the continent each winter – appeared ...

With global warming looming over the lives of Antarctic penguins, Japanese researchers have conducted population surveys for more than half a century to understand shifting dynamics.

Documentary makers who have worked with Sir David Attenborough have spoken of his legacy as the broadcasting legend turns 100. Community groups, schools and fans across the world are marking the ...

Researchers fitted Magellanic penguins with chemical-absorbing leg bands to gather data about pollution in the ocean.

In San Diego, after the birth of a rare female emperor penguin at Seaworld, more than 29,000 people voted on what to name the two-month-old chick. “Pearl” received more than half of the total votes, ...

ST. LOUIS — There's a new fuzzy face at the Saint Louis Zoo's Penguin & Puffin Coast, and zoo guests will soon get a chance to meet her. A Humboldt penguin chick was born on April 15 to parents ...