When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

The penguin population of Antarctica is under pressure from global warming, according to a WWF report released this week. The report, Antarctic Penguins and Climate Change, shows that the four ...

The world's biggest iceberg -- three time the size of New York City -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals.

The world's biggest iceberg—more than twice the size of London—could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. The gigantic ...

We know what highway we’re taking the next time we visit Antarctica — the one that a group of penguins travel each and every day. Video of the penguins traveling down the self-made “highway ...

Towering icebergs, cresting humpback whales, and more penguins than people, a Hurtigruten Antarctica cruise was truly the ...

PARIS — The world's biggest iceberg, more than twice the size of London, could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. The ...