One of the great concerns in history regarding health is the appearance of new diseases that could lead to a substantial ...

The emperor penguin, the largest of the penguins, may face extinction by the end of the 21st century. Research published in ...

The emperor penguin, the largest of the penguin species, could face extinction by the end of the 21st century. Research ...

The study, which accounts for the unique life history and critical dependence of emperor penguins on the Antarctic environment, reveals that emperor penguins meet the criteria for uplisting to a ...

Meanwhile, Antarctica has received relatively little attention. We set out to change that. The most suitable sediments are exposed near the coast of the icy continent, where penguins like to breed.

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross Sea coast, showing how animals in the region responded to climate and ...

"could actually boost populations of local predators like seals and penguins." While Meijers noted icebergs like A23a are normal parts of the Antarctic life cycle, human-caused climate change has ...

Jamie Wood Penguin poop is stinky but useful. In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place. And, since poop ...