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 ...

As the planet heats up and sea ice disappears more rapidly, these penguins find it challenging to huddle, mate and breed.

Emperor penguin colonies experienced unprecedented breeding failure in a region of Antarctica where there was total sea ice loss in 2022. The discovery supports predictions that over 90% of ...

According to a peer-reviewed British Antarctic Survey report released late last week, the melting of sea ice might have caused the death of some 10,000 Emperor penguin chicks by the end of 2022.

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

‘there is no time left’ For Antarctica’s emperor penguins, ‘there is no time left’ As ice melts, emperor penguins march toward extinction As ice melts, emperor penguins march toward ...

The formation of sea ice also makes the surrounding water saltier, as salt is pushed out when water freezes. If less sea ice ...

The study by the British Antarctic Survey found that record-low sea ice levels in 2023 contributed to the second-worst year for emperor penguin chick mortality since observations began in 2018.

Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with international partners, have developed a novel approach to addressing uncertainties in ecological and environmental ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today granted the emperor penguin protection under the Endangered Species Act because of threats from sea-ice loss driven by the climate crisis. The ...

In July 1911, it took Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Edward Wilson and Henry Bowers 19 days to travel from Cape Evans to the emperor ...

Loss of Antarctic ice endangers the survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says Emperor penguins hatch their eggs and raise their chicks on the ice that forms around the continent each winter ...