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Nature

How did an Antarctic penguin end up in Australia?

The runaway emperor penguin was seen attempting belly slides on the sands of an Australian beach.

12/11/2024

Nature

Four new emperor penguin groups spotted by satellite

Some emperor penguins are moving their colonies as melting ice threatens breeding grounds.

24/01/2024

Nature

From wasps to penguins: 5 new species discovered in 2023

A staggering 619 new species of wasp alone were described in 2023.

30/12/2023

Nature

Adorable photos capture rare emperor penguin chick hatching at US zoo

SeaWorld San Diego zookeepers are now asking the public to help name the plucky bird, who needed help leaving her shell.

27/10/2023

Climate

Antarctic sea ice melting hits ‘extreme’ record, scientists warn

Emissions cuts are urgently needed, as Antarctic winter sea ice drops 1 million square kilometres below its previous record.

26/09/2023

Green News

Antarctic sea ice loss decimates emperor penguin colonies

Research has found that sea ice around Antarctica has decreased significantly in the last seven years.

24/08/2023

Norway

Attention! Penguin promoted to Major General in Norwegian army

Major General Sir Nils Olav III, Baron of the Bouvet Islands, is now the most highly decorated penguin in the world - probably even the universe.

22/08/2023

Nature

The only inhabitants of this unknown territory are climate scientists

Scientists are researching wildlife in the French Southern and Arctic Lands to better understand the effects of climate change and how we can adapt.

29/03/2022

Hungary

Police pick up a penguin on the waddle in central Budapest

Officers say they have put their investigation on ice!

09/03/2022

Nature

Why is this Antarctic penguin thriving in the face of climate change?

It isn’t all bad news for our favourite flightless birds, a recent study indicates

22/01/2022

Nature

Rare total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness

The last total solar eclipse in Antarctica occurred on November 23, 2003, and the next one will not be until 2039.

06/12/2021

Nature

27 million-year-old penguin fossil found by kids in New Zealand

After finding a fossil on the beach 15 years ago, a group of New Zealand children are now responsible for the discovery of a giant ancient penguin species.

19/09/2021

Green News

How the world's biggest iceberg could cause an environmental disaster

The frozen behemoth has been drifting through the Antarctic since 2017.

23/12/2020

United Kingdom

Ex-birdkeeper jailed for stealing penguins & selling them on Facebook

As well as penguins, he stole spoonbills, egrets and macaws.

30/10/2020

Green News

New penguin colonies in Antarctica spotted by satellites in space

Previously undiscovered emperor penguin colonies have been found by researchers at the British Antarctic Survey.

05/08/2020

Green News

Pop-up sculpture exhibits aim to save penguins who can't find food

The adorable chinstrap penguin is also known as the ringed penguin, bearded penguin, or stonecracker penguin.

11/02/2020