In the frigid expanses of Antarctica and other southern regions, a remarkable courtship ritual unfolds among penguin colonies. Male penguins search tirelessly for the perfect pebble—not to skip across ...

Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri ... specifically to maximize reproductive opportunities during this brief annual window. Puffin colorful beak. Image by John via Pexels. Atlantic puffins ...

Using satellite images to survey colonies across the Antarctic Peninsula, the Weddell Sea and the Bellingshausen Sea, BAS ...

Scientists previously estimated that the total emperor penguin population declined about 10% across all of Antarctica over ...

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