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Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...

For this shot, I used a split image to capture both worlds: the gentoo penguin colony in the background with the leopard seal on the hunt in the foreground.

Satellite photos show emperor penguins in one region of Antarctica declined 22% in the past 15 years.

William Shatner visits SiriusXM Studios on September 6, 2018 in New York City, Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) spreading wings. Snow Hill Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

In Antarctica, penguin poop, or guano, can cover the ground for miles, especially around penguin colonies with thousands of individuals. In fact, large, brown guano stains on Antarctica’s white ...

Antarctica's emperor penguin population may be decreasing faster than thought, and they are expected to be extinct by the end of the century, according to the British Antarctic Survey. Computer ...

In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.

Penguin poop, also known as guano, is notoriously smelly. But the ammonia in the birds’ excrement does more than just stink—it can play a role in cloud formation over Antarctica. Those clouds ...

Scientists already knew that ammonia influenced cloud formation over Antarctica, but the new work specifically tested the connection to penguin poop.