Scientists have identified a new species of gentoo penguin living in one of the most remote regions on Earth, a discovery ...

A new study indicates that the adaptable birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their ...

A deadly virus is killing the chicks of the rare yellow-eyed penguin, and scientists think the reason may be found in their ...

Scientists Discover a New Penguin Species That Was Hiding in Plain Sight for Over a Century ...

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Sub-Antarctic ecosystems, characterised by high levels of endemism and fragile food webs, are experiencing rapid transformations under contemporary climate warming. Rising air and sea temperatures ...

A groundbreaking genomic reclassification of gentoo penguins into four distinct species is revealing stark differences in how Antarctic wildlife responds to climate change. While adaptable gentoos ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Antarctic cruises have never been so popular, with roughly 100,000 passengers a year. About 98% of them sail from South America to ...

Albatrosses fly above a rookery, or communal nesting area, on Campbell Island, one of New Zealand’s sub-Antarctic islands in the Southern Ocean. RichardRobinson, Alamy The similarities are striking.

CANBERRA/SYDNEY, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic with signs that suggest they were killed by a destructive bird flu ...