We’re working with French polar scientists at Dumont D’Urville Station in east Antarctica to monitor the lives of Adélie penguins. Climate change is complex. While disappearing sea ice poses a threat ...

Why does the Arctic have polar bears and Antarctica penguins? These patterns impressed Darwin deeply. To him, they argued that species arose in single centers by descent with modification from ...

Instead, their wings function like paddles, allowing them to “fly” through water with precision and grace. Additionally, ...

Dr Tom Hart, Penguinologist describes the threats to penguins on Antarctica. Why is Antarctica so important in measuring climate change? videoWhy is Antarctica so important in measuring climate ...

Meanwhile, Antarctica has received relatively little attention. We set out to change that. The most suitable sediments are exposed near the coast of the icy continent, where penguins like to breed.

and reveals the extent of the impact of early sea ice breakup on the penguins’ breeding cycle. Author of the study, Dr Peter Fretwell, who studies wildlife from space and is a Geographic ...