The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of modern birds were already in place 69 million years ago. Birds evolved from ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting ...

We know what highway we’re taking the next time we visit Antarctica — the one that a group of penguins travel each and every ...

Samantha Harper ran through snow, ice, and alongside penguins during a grueling ultra-marathon race on the icy continent. The ...

The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica ...

Measuring roughly 1,350 square miles (3,500 square kilometers) across, A23a is the world's largest and oldest iceberg ...

Often referred to as the last great frontier, Antarctica is the ultimate destination for an unforgettable adventure. Aside ...

We know what highway we’re taking the next time we visit Antarctica — the one that a group of penguins travel each and every day. Video of the penguins traveling down the self-made “highway ...

The slab of ice — named A23a — weighs almost one trillion tonnes and could slam into South Georgia Island before either ...

The iceberg has been moving from Antarctica to South Georgia Island, with the possibility of colliding into the island and ...

These tiny creatures may be no bigger than your little finger, but scientists plan to start counting them from space. Knowing ...