The emperor penguin, the largest of all penguins, could face extinction by the end of the 21st century. Research published in "Biological Conservation" suggests a 90 percent population decline by 2100 ...

Every colony will be in decline by 2100 Emperor penguins are adapted to their current environment, but the species has not evolved to survive the rapid effects of climate change that threaten to ...

Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with international partners, have developed a ...

“At the same time, this decision is a warning that emperor penguins need urgent climate action if they’re going to survive. The penguin’s very existence depends on whether our government takes strong ...

The emperor penguin is a carnivorous animal that only hunts and eats animals in the surrounding water in order to survive.

No other species is so perfectly adapted to survive in the most extreme and remote place on earth. They inspire me. Of the 18 different species of penguin, only two (the emperor and Adélie) are ...

Emperor penguins are dependent on stable sea ice ... “If they manage to survive in the water, their plumages become wet, leading them to die from hypothermia. Alternatively, they could stay ...

And the emperor is not alone: More than half of the ... Determined to keep global warming from finally tipping the odds too heavily against the survival of the planet's penguins, the Center filed a ...

Conservation biologists report the species’ population is currently stable. But emperor penguins need a certain amount of sea ice to survive. Too much sea ice increases the distances parents must ...

When it comes to withstanding the cold, emperor penguins are among the world’s hardiest birds. They’re uniquely adapted to live in environments where little else can survive. They’re the only species ...

Shooting Stars Capturing the flight of emperor penguins in Antarctica is no easy ... To follow them, Paul Nicklen used polar survival skills he learned as a child living among the Inuit on Canada ...