Thousands of penguin chicks died in Antarctica last year as a result of the increasing ice melt. The record low level of Antarctic sea ice at the end of 2023 led to breeding failures in a fifth of the ...

Emperor penguin chicks face a tough challenge at just six months old. Their parents leave them to fend for themselves, and the young penguins must find their way to the ocean and learn to swim. After ...

Emperor penguins, the iconic Antarctic species that inspired the 2006 film "Happy Feet," are facing serious risks as their colonies suffer devastating losses due to plummeting ice levels, according to ...

As rapidly warming global temperatures help push Antarctica’s sea ice to unprecedented lows, it’s threatening the very existence of one of the continent’s most iconic species: emperor penguins. Four ...

We've partnered with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to search satellite images to find and track emperor penguin populations.

Nat Geo Explorer Bertie Gregory has spent the last decade traveling to the far off corners of the Earth to capture creatures in the wild. This time, he camped on the Antarctic Peninsula and captured ...

Emperor penguins usually return to the same areas of sea ice to breed and raise their chicks. This ice melts and reforms seasonally, but due to climate change, there are considerably fewer floating ...