The well-preserved dehydrated carcasses of the Adelie penguins with intact skeletal structures, skin, and feathers, were a result of “extreme climatic anomalies” that reportedly lasted two ...

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

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 ... Chicks’ downy feathers are not waterproof, and ...

Today is World Penguin Day, a special day in which the Adelie penguin supposedly begins its annual northward migration to Antarctica. In celebration, here are five fabulous facts about these ...

Picture: Peter Harmsen/Australian Antarctic Division Poo, or guano, from Adelie penguins was collected and fed into man-made water channels against seawater with algae, or both algae and guano.