Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...

Climate change has melted an estimated 3 trillion tons of ice in Antarctica, contributing to sea level rise, disrupting ...

According to the team, the data suggests that penguin poop may be helping reduce some of climate change’s effects on an ...

Penguin droppings release ammonia that forms clouds, affecting Antarctica's climate and potentially slowing warming.

New research shows that penguin guano in Antarctica is an important source of ammonia aerosol particles that help drive the ...

Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an ...

Under the theme “Waddle for a Greener Tomorrow,” conservationist groups promoted eco-friendly actions to ensure penguins’ habitats remain safe. The date was picked in connection with Adélie ...

The increasingly smaller group of penguins then became more vulnerable to predators. Penguins thrive in large colonies, so the shrinking numbers may have made it more challenging for the birds to ...

Adélie penguins seem to have passed a portion of the mirror test, in which animals that see their reflection in a mirror appear to recognise that they are seeing themselves and not another ...

This time, however, the researchers counted both groups of birds. "Our study in East Antarctica has shown that non-breeding Adélie penguins may be as, or more, abundant than the breeders," she said.