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Video shows a wayward penguin swimming and diving among beachgoers along Brazil’s most iconic shoreline. It might be ...
Scientific voyage to Antarctica reveals alarming consequences of summer sea ice loss on ecosystems and wildlife.
Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.
Breeding while it's freezing Just like polar bears in the Arctic, emperor penguins are the iconic species threatened by climate change in Antarctica. Emperor penguins are a highly successful species.
As of 2009, the emperor penguin population was estimated at just shy of 600,000 birds. Unfortunately, they are now in real trouble, because their breeding habitat appears to be reducing. At the ...
Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Partnership Program are just beginning to understand the dire effects of extremely low ...
On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...
A study tracking Adélie penguins over eight breeding seasons found that pairs who exchanged higher-quality pebbles were 23% more likely to reunite in subsequent years compared to those with ...
Animal species that live in environments as harsh as the Antarctic have many incredible adaptations to help them survive.