Every year on April 25th, World Penguin Day reminds us of the incredible role penguins play in both science and our imagination. It’s a day to celebrate their resilience, ...

For comparison, emperor penguins, aka the largest penguins now living, weigh in at a maximum of 100 pounds (45 kilograms), according to a release. And a male ostrich , the largest bird now alive ...

Emperor penguin colonies discovered by scientists through bird poop on satellite imagery Climate change negatively affects emperor penguins. A study suggests 98% of the species will disappear by ...

Scientists sought to figure out if the penguins would become agitated when a sticker was placed on the mirror. 5 Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the most self-aware penguin of them all?

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - The evolution of penguins from their flying seabird ancestors into the flightless denizens of marine environments from frigid Antarctica to the tropical Galapagos ...

Scientists warn that the long-term outlook remains grim for the ... Emperor penguins are classed as "near threatened," with around 600,000 of them remaining — a 50% drop over the ...

Satellite images show emperor penguins suffered breeding failure 01:32. Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, scientists said ...

Penguins are champion power nappers. Over the course of a single day, they fall asleep thousands of times, each bout a few seconds long, a new study has found.

Penguin-scented winds The goal was to determine where the ammonia is coming from, including testing a previous hypothesis that the ocean surface could be the source, he said.

The gases in penguin poop–or guano–can help form cooling clouds. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Search for: ...

Penguin poop may be playing a key role in keeping climate change in check over Antarctica, ... Scientists measured the concentration of ammonia in the air at a site near Marambio Base, ...