Fossils from New Zealand reveal four penguin species with spear-like beaks and surprising size diversity. Some grew as large ...

Rockhopper penguins are some of the most social penguins out there! Read here to learn about their little chats as they walk ...

“The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species on Earth.” The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin in the world and also one of the most unique. Instead of breeding in the warmer ...

If you think you need some beauty sleep, chinstrap penguins have you beat. A new study published in the Science journal broke down the cold-weather animals' sleeping habits and found they need a lot ...

Modern penguins have relatively short beaks, which they use to scoop up krill, fish, squid and other marine creatures. But ...

Remarkable new fossil discoveries are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of the early evolution of ...

The drama of the animal kingdom is more thrilling than anything you'll find on primetime TV. PEOPLE has an exclusive clip from National Geographic's upcoming docuseries, Secrets of the Penguins.

There is no shortage of penguin poop in Antarctica. In fact, you can see it from space, if you know where to look. Researchers often use satellite observations to study Adélie penguin populations and ...

“When you...see the movie, you are helping Steve and all the penguin species." Disneynature’s new feature film “Penguins” follows the story of a plucky Adelie penguin named Steve. Ed Helms, who is ...

A slipped ankle tendon sounds like something attributed to a hulking NFL star on a team injury report. But for a small penguin, such an injury used to mean amputation or even death. No more, said the ...

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...