How the Revolutionary Thinker Alexander von Humboldt Helped to Create the Smithsonian
The 19th-century polymath continues to influence the Institution’s research; a major Smithsonian exhibition explains how and why
Satellites Spy Poop-Stained Ice, Revealing New Emperor Penguin Colonies
Researchers found eight new colonies, but all were small and located in parts of Antarctica predicted to be ravaged by climate change
In a First, Researchers Record Penguins Vocalizing Under Water
But the scientists still aren’t sure what the birds are saying
Preliminary Census Documents Antarctica’s Chinstrap Penguins in Sharp Decline
Climate change is the likeliest culprit, researchers say
Jackass Penguin Calls Follow Similar Rules to Human Speech
These birds are nicknamed for donkeys, but structure their calls like words
Two Male Penguins in Berlin Join Long Line of Same-Sex Pairs to Adopt an Egg
Skipper and Ping have happily nurtured everything from rocks to fish before zookeepers let them incubate an egg
A Human-Sized Penguin Once Waddled Through New Zealand
The leg bones of Crossvallia waiparensis suggest it was more than five feet tall and weighed up to 176 pounds
The Key to Biodiversity in Antarctica Is Penguin Poop
A new study shows nitrogen from penguin and elephant seal dung powers a diversity of arthropods and nematodes in surrounding areas
One of Antarctica’s Largest Emperor Penguin Colonies Has Suffered Three Years of ‘Catastrophic’ Breeding Failures
The penguins have all but abandoned what was once a thriving breeding site at Halley Bay
The Complicated Calculus of Counting Emperor Penguins
Scientists journey to the icy bottom of the Earth to see if satellite imagery can determine how many Emperor penguins are left in the world
Adelie Penguins Poop So Much, Their Feces Can Be Seen From Space
Satellite images of the Adelie penguin’s pink guano shows how their colony size and diet have changed over the last 4 decades
Same-Sex Penguin Couple Take a Crack at Incubating an Egg
Sphen and Magic (or ‘Sphengic’) seem to be doing quite well at caring for their foster baby-to-be
Here’s How Hundreds of Baby Penguins Became Mummified in Antarctica
A new study posits that ‘extreme climatic anomalies’ caused the penguins to become mummified in two mass die-offs hundred of years ago
New Zealand Penguins Make an Epic, Pointless, Swim to the Southern Ocean
A new satellite study shows the penguins travel over 4,000 miles to feed, even though their home shores are teeming with food
World’s Largest King Penguin Colony Suffers an 85 Percent Crash
The Morne du Tamaris Colony on Île aux Cochons has dropped from 2 million to 200,000 birds over 30 years
Two Antarctic Penguins Took an Adorable ‘Selfie’
They were investigating a camera belonging to an expeditioner with the Australian Antarctic Division
Scientists Discover “Super-Colony” of 1.5 Million Adélie Penguins in Images From Space
In other areas of the Antarctic, the black and white birds are in decline—but on the Danger Islands, they thrive
As Oceans Warm, King Penguins’ Food Moves Farther Away. That’s a Problem
The already treacherous journey for nourishment will get increasingly challenging for penguins in the years ahead
This Giant Penguin Was the Size of a Human
The ancient mega-penguins waddled around New Zealand some 60 million years ago
All But Two Adélie Penguin Chicks Die in “Catastrophic” Breeding Season
A WWF official described it as “Tarantino does Happy Feet”
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