Rutgers' research reveals the widespread presence of mercury pollution in Earth’s polar regions. In 1962, environmentalist ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

The new National Geographic miniseries Secrets of the Penguins visits the type of world Avatar filmmaker James Cameron is ...

For more than 60 million years, penguins of all kinds—including the opportunistic Magellanic penguin—have been driven by an ...

Penguin feathers from the Antarctic Peninsula reveal mercury contamination, despite no local human sources. Mercury, a neurotoxin, bioaccumulates in food chains, affecting fish-eating animals.

For researchers, penguins are more than charismatic wildlife – they are living indicators of global pollution including that ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Michigan is home to the “World’s Most Popular Penguin.” Phil the penguin, from John Ball Zoo, was declared ...

Ahead of Earth Day, a sneak peek for National Geographic's The Secrets of the Penguins is revealed. Watch it here!

Golden penguins are a super interesting variety of penguins, and they are rarely ever captured on camera. As seen on this ...

An injured king penguin found on a beach in Argentina has been released back into the wild. The Mundo Marino Foundation ...

Archi, Enzi, Nuri and Dassen are African penguins who came to spark discussions with legislators and make a statement. The ...