The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

Emperor penguins live in some of the most remote and environmentally pristine regions in the world. But that doesn't mean they're safe from the impacts of a warming planet.

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery.

An emperor penguin surprised locals when it appeared on a beach in Australia after making an epic journey of thousands of miles from its home in Antarctica.

The images revealed eight new emperor penguin colonies — and confirmed the existence of three others previously identified — bringing the continent's total to 61 colonies.

SeaWorld Orlando visitors can come face-to-face with emperor penguins later this week, the theme park confirms. The birds, native to Antarctica, will become available to the public Saturday, although ...

Patches of penguin poop spotted in new high-resolution satellite images of Antarctica reveal a handful of small, previously overlooked emperor penguin colonies. Eight new colonies, plus three ...

An emperor penguin chick hatched at SeaWorld San Diego last month has overcome long odds, becoming the first new arrival in more than a decade, the marine park announced Wednesday. While there ...

The Fram2 crew selected a plush polar bear with an emperor penguin art embroidered on its chest to be their "zero-g indicator" on the first human spaceflight to enter a polar orbit around Earth.