The evolution of penguins from their flying seabird ancestors into the flightless denizens of marine environments from frigid Antarctica to the tropical Galapagos Islands is among the wonders of ...

The newly described species plugs an important gap in penguin wing evolution because its shoulder joints are very similar to those of present-day penguins, while its elbow joints are very similar ...

This unique adaptation has left many wondering: why don’t penguins fly? The answer lies in their evolution, their environment ...

Why does the Arctic have polar bears and Antarctica penguins? These patterns impressed Darwin deeply. To him, they argued that species arose in single centers by descent with modification from ...

The study offers insight into the evolution and diversity of penguins and indicates that these monster birds once had a much larger range and variety than is seen today. The discovery of these ...

Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches ...

Sounds simple enough, but evolution is ongoing, and nature does not always follow the same rules that humans have set out. To make matters more confusing, different penguin species are known to ...

Natural history doco Secrets of the Penguins, narrated by Blake Lively, will screen on Disney+ on Earth Day next month.