The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 ...

A pair of Adelie penguins before going for a ‘feed dip’ Adelie penguins can only survive in a sea ice environment Miniature cameras attached to a penguin's head have given Japanese scientists ...

The Adélie is the littlest, and also the most widespread, species of penguin in the Antarctic. They might look a bit clumsy on land, but penguins are brilliant swimmers. They can dive down to 180m – ...

It turns out Wellington can be too hot - at least for an Antarctic penguin. The scheduled release of an Adélie penguin on Wellington's south coast on Friday was abandoned when the penguin began ...

Microsatellites are valuable tools for studying inheritance, genetic diversity, and population dynamics across a wide range ...

Almost 99 per cent of the Adelie penguin’s diet is krill, with an adult Adélie eating up to 1.6kg of it per day. This led leading experts to hypothesise their poo may affect krill’s behaviour.