From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to ...

many emperor penguin colonies will be extinct. Their disappearance would be another sign of ecological instability that could ultimately harm human communities, as disruptions in the Antarctic ...

Secrets of the Penguins cinematographer, Bertie Gregory, shares the memorable moment he filmed baby penguins leaping from a 50-foot cliff with PEOPLE.

Unlike emperor penguins and prairie voles, humans aren’t biologically programmed to be monogamous. Throughout history, most ...

Only humans can secure the future of this species, as their fate depends on global climate policy combined with an action plan to protect their habitat and remove other risks from human disturbance.

The new National Geographic miniseries Secrets of the Penguins visits the type of world Avatar filmmaker James Cameron is well known for: unfamiliar, alien, and unforgiving.

By Stephanie Jenouvrier (*) Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s ...

The penguin behavior that seems most human is also that which is essential to their survival. The creation of communities among Emperor penguins in Antarctica, for instance, which huddle in rotating ...

Related: Poop stains reveal four previously unknown Emperor penguin colonies ... the head with a guilt trip about our behaviors as human beings,” he said. “[But] they’re always ...