This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). For the explorer Ernest Shackleton, it was the glory of reaching the South Pole that brought him to Antarctica. For polar polymath ...

There are many poorly understood links in the food web, often referred to as trophic relationships. Out in East Antarctica, a previously unconfirmed link between sea snails and Adélie penguins might ...

Adelie Penguin Standing Alone on Iceberg in Antarctica, Looking at the Far End, Icebergs Floating Behind, in South Pole© Cinless/Shutterstock.com Tragedy is unfolding on what remains of Antarctica’s ...

Research has estimated that almost 6 million Adélie penguin live in East Antarctica, more than double the previous count. The jump in population is to due a new counting method that took into account ...

Penguin poop is creating more clouds. Here’s how - Scientists say they’ve seen ammonia emitted from penguin poop result in ...

Rare 'blonde' penguin spotted in Antarctica. See the photo. Rare 'blonde' penguin spotted in Antarctica. See the photo. Bird migration is one of nature’s great wonders. Here’s how they do it. Bird ...

Antarctica is one of the fastest-warming regions in the world and annual average temperatures there reached record highs last year. Gentoo penguins demonstrated the greatest change with the timing of ...

A lone penguin trudging away from its colony, heading not toward the sea but toward the empty white interior of Antarctica, looks like a creature bent on self-destruction. The bird’s solitary march ...