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 ...

The emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal have been reclassified as ‘Endangered’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Climate change in ...

Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.

The listing underlines the impact of climate change on Antarctica, which is posing an existential threat to wildlife with ...

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday.

These birds are on a wing and a prayer. Emperor penguins, indigenous to Antarctica, are now at a frighteningly high risk of death by drowning due to drastic climate change. The prognosis for the black ...

Antarctica’s iconic emperor penguin has been deemed an endangered species as the sea ice it depends on shrinks because of rising temperatures. The penguins’ population is expected to drop by half by ...

Susan Rigetti is author of three books and a former editor at The New York Times and Slate. She is a contributing Globe Opinion writer. Emperor penguins have existed in Antarctica for more than 40 ...