A flightless bird built for waddling across ice can descend deeper into the ocean than any other bird on record, plunging well past 1,500 feet in pursuit of fish and squid. The emperor penguin’s ...

The annual "catastrophic" molt of the emperor penguin makes the birds especially vulnerable to climate change. Peter Fretwell / British Antarctic Survey Emperor penguins are uniquely adapted to life ...

Life in Antarctica presents some of the harshest conditions on the planet, with freezing temperatures, powerful winds and long periods of darkness. Yet, penguins have evolved to not only survive but ...

Emperor penguins might not have happy feet, after all. The first analysis of their genome indicates that they may not handle climate change well. But the only other Antarctic-breeding penguin Adélie ...

Penguins may look awkward on land, but they are highly specialized marine hunters shaped by life in cold oceans. Their bodies are streamlined; their wings function as flippers, and their dense ...