Conservation officials have forecasted that the penguins and their colonies could become "quasi-extinct" due to the impact of climate change Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She ...

A few dozen teens waited in a darkened classroom. A teacher urged them to put away their phones. Then, a visitor from half a world away appeared onscreen at the front of the room. “Welcome to Palmer ...

It was only a matter of time before human-caused climate change and pollution reached even the most isolated continent on the planet. As global temperature rises, Antarctica’s pristine landscape is ...

The emperor penguin population of Antarctica is in significant danger due to diminishing sea ice levels and is being granted endangered species protections, U.S. wildlife authorities announced Tuesday ...

Emperor penguins have been listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act because the animals’ sea ice habitat is shrinking, federal officials announced Tuesday. Experts predict that ...

These are Emperor penguins. They live in Antarctica and they have long been under threat of extinction. Now, their species chance of survival has just been dealt another blow after *** mass of sea ice ...

One hundred years ago, colorful canaries warned humans of the hidden hazards of digging for coal by riding shotgun down the mine and dropping dead. Now, penguin experts say these birds that move like ...

For all we know, penguins are built to tackle the extreme cold weather. But, turns out, the Ice Age was too harsh on them and ...

(Reuters) -A deadly type of bird flu has been found in gentoo penguins for the first time, according to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), stoking concern that the virus could ...

Under the new listing, federal agencies are required to reduce threats to emperor penguins, which are vulnerable to warming temperatures and melting sea ice caused by climate change. By Derrick Bryson ...