Other commenters described the penguin as "cute", a "gentleman" and "absolutely adorable". One joked: "Homie has better manners than 98% of the human population." ...

Exactly 22 hours after leaving Ushuaia, Argentina, which calls itself "the end of the world," the expedition ship Fram reached the Southern Ocean, which circles Antarctica. The real end of the ...

When you think of Antarctica, chances are a big, fluffy Emperor penguin waddling across the ice pops into your head. And while they’re super cute and undeniably iconic, Emperor penguins are also ...

Out of “10,000 pooping penguins” that Shatner and Tyson saw in Antarctica, the Emmy Award-winner revealed that he was lucky enough to speak with the one “diplomat penguin” in the area.

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Penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate… with their poop. Updated June 8, 2025 9:02 AM ET Originally published May 30, 2025 5:57 PM ET.

Although climate change guarantees that all penguins are screwed in the long term, some are more screwed than others. On the Antarctic peninsula, Adélie penguins have lost almost 90 percent of ...

In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.