If your family wants a gentle introduction to Antarctic wildlife, the South Shetland Islands are the perfect first stop. With ...

Nat Geo Explorer Bertie Gregory has spent the last decade traveling to the far off corners of the Earth to capture creatures in the wild. This time, he camped on the Antarctic Peninsula and captured ...

Ten of thousands of penguins, clustered together on the Antarctic Peninsula, can produce some potent stenches. Now, scientists have found that all that waste could be powerful enough to cool the ...

Fumes of ammonia rising from piles of droppings in Antarctica’s crowded penguin colonies help boost the formation of clouds, which have a cooling effect by reflecting sunlight away from the surface.

A deadly strain of bird flu circulating worldwide is disrupting research in Antarctica and could lead to the cancellation of some projects to study penguins, seals and other animals next year. “This ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Penguins can't speak English. They can't tell us they need help. They can only adapt to their environment -- and that environment is rapidly changing. Greenpeace campaigners and ...