For researchers, penguins are more than charismatic wildlife – they are living indicators of global pollution including that ...

The researchers say their study offers a snapshot of how feeding patterns affect penguin health and how mercury pollution ...

A rare all-black gentoo penguin has been spotted on Rongé Island, Antarctica. Gentoos typically sport the more traditional tuxedo penguin pattern, but in cases of leucism and melanism, they can get a ...

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned "Silent Spring," alerting the world to the dangers of the ...

A penguin was blamed for a helicopter crash on Bird Island, a habitat in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa, when the aircraft tilted violently to one side and crashed to the ground ...

Jacob Cooper spent a month on a small boat studying penguins off the coast of Antarctica. He shivered. He got seasick. It was ...

A Reddit user boiled penguin eggs which turned see-through rather than opaque like chicken eggs. This happens due to the ...

The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium has added four unique penguins to its resident colony and is asking the public for help ...

Feathers from three penguin species – Adelie, gentoo and chinstrap – were collected during the 2010-11 breeding season by ...

told IFLScience that explorers in Antarctica have relied on penguin meat and eggs for survival. Gentoo penguins, in particular, are known to lay multiple eggs per season, and thus their eggs are ...