An insulating layer of plumage (a thick coating of feathers) on the outside, and underneath, another layer of blubber protect a penguin’s body from the cold. Although, the fat and feathers are ...

I’ve wanted to travel to Antarctica since before I was a professional travel journalist. Fascinated by the tales of Shackleton, Byrd and Scott, I wanted that sense of discovery of a wild, untamed ...

Emperor penguins are disappearing faster than expected due to climate change, with populations shrinking by nearly 25% in 15 years. Urgent action is needed.

Image via Unsplash Emperor penguins are the largest of all penguin species, standing up to 122 centimeters (48 inches) tall and weighing between 22 and 45 kilograms (49 to 99 pounds). Their robust ...

The rearing of the head penguin starts in pre-winter, obviously coordinated so the long formative period will create the youthful in midsummer, whenever their possibilities of endurance are most ...

Make science exciting for kids with an array of themed activity packs, each featuring a week's-worth of content.

'The Penguin Lessons' balances stories about an adorable penguin and the atrocities of a political uprising in 1976 Argentina.

Three Chicago-area penguins are in the running to be crowned the world's favorite penguin.

Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.