An almost surreal photograph of a polar bear at rest in a field of fireweed blooms has won first prize in the Nature Photography Contest. The beautifully composed scene bathed in the golden hues of ...

There are 18 different penguin species, including the well-known Emperor penguins ... and they can only spend around 20 to 30 seconds underwater. But they can catch as many as 62 small fish ...

Destinations for Quark’s Antarctica expeditions include the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, the Falkland Islands, Snow Hill Island (home to the emperor penguins ... and feature the Blue Eye — the ...

Emperor penguins incubate their eggs in Antarctica ... Dippers walk alone and underwater, on the beds of mountain streams, and a wandering albatross may glide on its 10-foot wingspan 500 miles ...

As filter-feeders, flamingoes stick their heads underwater, filling their mouths with all sorts ... like 200 miles per hour winds and –58-degree weather, make it hard for emperor penguins to survive ...

A new study shows that the mere presence of poop prompted the crustaceans to launch into evasive maneuvers. New research ...

Emperor penguins don’t live on U.S. territory, so some of the Endangered Species Act’s measures meant to protect species’ habitats and prevent hunting them don’t directly apply.

The penguin poop didn’t only influence krill movements. In another phase of the experiment, researchers noticed the ...

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...