The 2014 animated feature film Penguins of Madagascar takes place in the immediate aftermath of Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. It follows the titular penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and ...

There are only five species of penguins breeding on the Antarctic continent. The Adelie penguins, emperor penguins, gentoo penguins, chinstrap penguins, and macaroni penguins.

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.

Penguin poop may be playing a key role in keeping climate change in check over Antarctica, new research published May 22 finds.

During their five long years of observing Adélie penguin mating behavior, the researchers discovered that female penguins would sometimes trade their bodies for pebbles.

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 ...

As the fervor of Fat Bear Week rages on, a different corner of the animal kingdom is in trouble: The Antarctic penguin community. Australian researchers studying Adélie penguins point to a ...

Unlike most penguin species, the majority of Adélie penguins are thought to carry out their annual molt (when they replace all their feathers to prepare for the long winter) on sea ice, away from ...

When the breeze blew from a 60,000-strong Adelie penguin colony eight kilometers (five miles) away, atmospheric ammonia spiked to 13.5 parts per billion—about a thousand times the background level.

An unprecedented loss of Antarctic sea ice prevented four colonies of emperor penguins from seeing any chicks survive in 2022, scientists report in a new study.

Penguin poop may be playing a key role in keeping climate change in check over Antarctica, new research published May 22 finds.

There are only five species of penguins breeding on the Antarctic continent. The Adelie penguins, emperor penguins, gentoo penguins, chinstrap penguins, and macaroni penguins.