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 ...
This week, scientists are intrigued by the discovery of a nearly white penguin that was discovered in Chilean Antarctica. The penguin, which is a female, is part of a colony of Gentoo penguins — who ...
Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.
"The barometer is flashing red, yet critical protections are still being stymied by a small number of parties." ...
A new study indicates that the adaptable birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their ...
It was an uncannily calm day on Macquarie Island, a sliver of oceanic crust located about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. Typically, it's pummeled by icy winds and drenching rains. But ...
In Antarctica, penguins do not lay their eggs at random. Their breeding cycles are precisely timed with the seasons, so chicks hatch when conditions are best to favour their survival. Such careful ...
Penguins are bringing forward their breeding season at record rates as Antarctica rapidly warms due to climate change, according to research published by a global team of scientists on Tuesday. The ...
Penguins are bringing forward their breeding season at record rates as Antarctica rapidly warms due to climate change, according to research published by a global team of scientists on Tuesday. The ...
The meeting stopped short of granting the emperor penguins specially protected species status. Read more at straitstimes.com.