Four new fossil species from New Zealand illustrate the striking diversity of the earliest penguins, which possessed long, dagger-like beaks they may have used to skewer prey. The new discoveries ...

Remarkable new fossil discoveries in New Zealand are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of the early evolution of penguins. We know Antarctica was home to at least ten species, ...

The critically endangered African penguin was discovered stranded on the beach by a jogger, who quickly alerted a local ...

Rescuers raced to save a stranded African penguin after a jogger found it lying helplessly on a beach with its head buried in ...

However, ridges present a tougher test. Penguins climb them belly-down, anchoring with their beaks to stop backward slides. Once over the crest, gravity does the rest. The move looks clumsy, yet it ...

Adorable photos show penguins collecting pebbles painted by children in hospital. The practice, known as pebbling, marks the start of the breeding season for Gentoo penguins. Penguins were seen ...