Animal species that live in environments as harsh as the Antarctic have many incredible adaptations to help them survive.

With winds of up to 100 mph, the male emperor penguins huddle together for warmth, alternating between the outskirts and the middle to ensure all members of the colony keep warm.

In many environments, resources and food aren’t always easy to come by and the availability of food can differ depending on ...

A group of emperor penguins and their chicks huddle on the ice in Antarctica. The emperor is the only penguin species to breed during the harsh Antarctic winter, on sea ice.

As keen navigators of the wild, penguins often wander the far limits of their territories. Normally, these ice-cold explorations are pretty short-lived. But in an astonishing feat, one emperor ...

As the planet heats up and sea ice disappears more rapidly, these penguins find it challenging to huddle, mate and breed.

Now climate change is coming for the penguins. Due to the dramatic loss of sea ice, several colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica face "quasi-extinction" in the decades to come, a study ...

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery.

An emperor penguin surprised locals when it appeared on a beach in Australia after making an epic journey of thousands of miles from its home in Antarctica.

More than a dozen emperor penguins will debut at SeaWorld Orlando starting June 14.

As Antarctica’s emperor penguins are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis, the flightless seabirds will receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act.

If we want to live in a world with Emperor penguins, we need to cut emissions steeply and protect parts of the ocean around Antarctica where climate change will have the biggest impact.