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The continent of Antarctica boasts temperatures ranging from 14º to -22º Fahrenheit (-10º to -30º Celsius) year-round, according to National Geographic. Animals that live on the icy continent have ...

WASHINGTON — The population of emperor penguins in one part of Antarctica appears to be declining faster than previously thought, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery released June 10. The ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A new scientific study says an estimated 150,000 Adelie penguins have died in Cape Denison, Antarctica in the five years since a giant iceberg blocked their main access to food.

It is most definitely not true! Polar bears are inhabitants of the Arctic. Introduction of polar bears to the Antarctic would have dire consequences for the penguin populations of Antarctica. Penguins ...

At a distance, an oil drum looks quite a bit like a penguin. Well, not that much like a penguin, but if you’re short-sighted ...

Last year saw record low levels of sea ice — and this year looks set to be even worse, scientists say More than 9,000 emperor penguin chicks were probably killed as ice broke up early in Antarctica ...

OSLO, June 29 (Reuters) - Global warming will cut Antarctica's 600,000-strong emperor penguin population by at least a fifth by 2100 as the sea ice on which the birds breed becomes less secure, a ...