Remarkable new fossil discoveries in New Zealand are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of the early evolution of penguins. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

Phylogenetic studies of penguin evolution integrate molecular, genomic, morphological and palaeontological data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of Sphenisciformes. Analyses combining DNA from ...

A new genome study shows gentoo penguins are four separate species, not one. The discovery reveals hidden diversity.

A major genetic study has concluded that Gentoo Penguins should be split into four species, including one previously unknown to science.

Scientists have identified a new species of gentoo penguin living in one of the most remote regions on Earth, a discovery ...

The 16-team Stanley Cup Playoff bracket is complete, as every team that needed to win Monday to secure a spot did, including the Philadelphia Flyers, who became the willing opponent for the Pittsburgh ...

Climate change is pushing two iconic Antarctic species toward the brink of extinction — the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal, a new assessment finds. The new listings, published Wednesday by ...

As their joints stiffened, they learned to fly through water. Wings became flippers. The evolution of flippers is a classic case of exaptation, a phenomenon in biology that has much to teach our own ...

Remarkable new fossil discoveries in New Zealand are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of the early evolution of penguins. We know Antarctica was home to at least ten species, ...