That means the day length is shrinking, and the temperatures are dropping. Black and white Adélie penguins rest on patches of floating sea ice. Gentoo penguins, with their bright orange beaks and ...

Adelie Penguins on seasonal sea ice in Antarctica. Credit: Annie Schmidt/Point Blue Adelie Penguins on seasonal sea ice in Antarctica. Credit: Annie Schmidt/Point Blue Location data pinpointed two ...

The practice has been observed among Adélie penguins. For years, people have claimed that penguins trade sex acts for pebbles they use to build their nests: This rumor has spread online since at ...

Adélie penguins in East Antarctica may be in serious trouble: A population of the small black-and-white birds has shrunk by 43 percent over the last decade, according to new research. Ecologists ...

Archaeologists amassed over 100 sediment samples in Antarctica to trace the history of Adélie penguins 6,000 years into the past, providing a vivid snapshot to help climate change efforts.

Life isn’t all smooth sailing for Adélie penguins especially when it comes to love and territory. Dive into the quirky, sometimes chaotic social lives of these feisty Antarctic birds.

That's what researchers are seeking to find out after a scientific expedition last month found at least 532 dead Adelie penguins, with thousands more thought to have died, according to a statement ...

Leucistic and isabelline are sometimes used interchangeably to describe the pale brown or blonde coloration of penguins with this condition. Surprisingly, this is not Mauritzen’s first rodeo ...

Adélie penguins seem to have passed a portion of the mirror test, in which animals that see their reflection in a mirror appear to recognise that they are seeing themselves and not another ...

Research surrounding mercury pollution in penguins began in 2010. Mercury is a well-known byproduct of many industrial mining ventures, including gold processing. This dangerous metal invades ...