Climate change has caused massive problems for animals living in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic. With ice sheets melting at unprecedented rates and food sources shifting farther south, the majority ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it's usually bad news for species that depend on each other — like flowers blooming too early and ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Two iconic polar species — the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal — could be moving toward extinction, according to a new assessment from an international organization. The ...

A group of king penguins, the largest of the Falkland penguins, were spotted returning to shore after taking to the sea to scavenge for food. The colony can be seen coming back from the sea early in ...

These birds are on a wing and a prayer. Emperor penguins, indigenous to Antarctica, are now at a frighteningly high risk of death by drowning due to drastic climate change. The prognosis for the black ...

The listing underlines the impact of climate change on Antarctica, which is posing an existential threat to wildlife with ...

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced Thursday.