The dramatic images reveal how shrinking sea ice is forcing the birds into smaller, increasingly crowded groups.

Birds are not just creatures of the sky. Many species have become expert swimmers and divers. Penguins, cormorants, puffins, loons, grebes, anhingas, auks, and murres showcase remarkable underwater ...

The tall black-and-white residents of Antarctica, who waddle around its icy landscape, are in peril thanks to the rapidly ...

Emperor penguins shed all their feathers once a year, a precarious ritual that may have become deadly as climate change pushes them into shrinking patches of Antarctic sea ice, researchers said ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emperor Penguins in a snow storm in Antarctica.© Ian Duffy from UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Emperor penguins survive ...

Scientists have discovered that an annual event when Emperor penguins completely shed and regrow their feathers is putting the birds in peril as Antarctica is transformed by a war ...

Emperor Penguins in a snow storm in Antarctica.© Ian Duffy from UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Even when temperatures drop below zero degrees Fahrenheit in the frigid Antarctic, emperor penguins ...

The birds' already risky molting strategy—in which they shed and regrow all their feathers at once—is becoming even more hazardous due to climate change ...

Antarctica’s wildlife can be both beautiful and brutal. In this video, a skua targets penguin chicks within a colony. It’s a natural reminder of the harsh survival rules of the Antarctic ecosystem.

One of Kodiak’s iconic visitors is the subject of a presentation Thursday at Kodiak College. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Waterfowl Biologist Tasha DiMarzio studies the distinctive waterfowl, ...

Throughout history, humans have created myths and legends to make sense of the world around them. Most of the time, that’s ...