According to a social media post by the aquarium, Walter has shown a heightened interest in one of the many enrichment ...

New research shows that penguin guano in Antarctica is an important source of ammonia aerosol particles that help drive the formation and persistence of low clouds, which cool the climate by ...

Penguins might be doing more for the planet than we thought when it comes to fighting climate change. According to new research, the clouds around Antarctica could be fueled by penguin poop.

A comprehensive, decade-long investigation by Penguin Watch, in collaboration with the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, has revealed that Antarctic penguins are experiencing ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. “It’s very hard to think of these cute fluffy chicks dying in large numbers,” Peter Fretwell, a researcher with the British Antarctic Survey, told ...

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 ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...