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Ten years ago, as Dr Jane Younger started analysing data for her PhD, something struck her as odd. In front of her were the DNA results for five different species of penguin found across Antarctica ...

The four-foot-tall Emperor penguin of Antarctica may be the most iconic member of this unique family of birds, but 17 other species of penguins populate the Southern Hemisphere, many of them confined ...

It was an uncannily calm day on Macquarie Island, a sliver of oceanic crust located about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. Typically, it's pummeled by icy winds and drenching rains. But ...