Adelie Penguin Standing Alone on Iceberg in Antarctica, Looking at the Far End, Icebergs Floating Behind, in South Pole© Cinless/Shutterstock.com Tragedy is unfolding on what remains of Antarctica's ...

Emperor penguins are disappearing from parts of Antarctica at rates that outstrip even the most pessimistic scientific models ...

(Reuters) - SeaWorld San Diego has welcomed the hatching of an emperor penguin for the first time in 13 years, announcing on Wednesday that the female chick came out of its shell with help from zoo ...

Antarctica’s iconic emperor penguin has been deemed an endangered species as the sea ice it depends on shrinks because of rising temperatures. The penguins’ population is expected to drop by half by ...

These birds are on a wing and a prayer. Emperor penguins, indigenous to Antarctica, are now at a frighteningly high risk of death by drowning due to drastic climate change. The prognosis for the black ...

Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica opening in Japan on Tuesday. Officials from the nearly 60 countries ...

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday.

Susan Rigetti is author of three books and a former editor at The New York Times and Slate. She is a contributing Globe Opinion writer. Emperor penguins have existed in Antarctica for more than 40 ...