15-03-04 A study of how climate change has affected emperor penguins over the last 30,000 years found that only three populations may have survived during the last ice age, and that the Ross Sea in Antarctica was likely the refuge for one of these population...

14-08-15 1. Penguins Mate for Life During the mid-2000s, films like Happy Feet made penguins all the rage（风行一时） , and young lovers went around spouting off facts like penguins mate for life. While the idea is sweet, it's not exactly true. Penguins usua...

14-06-21 A new study led by the University of Minnesota offers new insights on the long-term future of emperor penguins by showing that the penguins may be behaving in ways that allow them to adapt to their changing environment better than we expected. Resea...

14-05-07 An international team of researchers has, for the first time, identified an avian influenza virus in a group of Adlie penguins from Antarctica. The virus, found to be unlike any other circulating avian flu, is described in a study published this wee...

13-04-07 Adlie penguins may actually benefit from warmer global temperatures, the opposite of other polar species, according to a breakthrough study by an international team led by University of Minnesota Polar Geospatial Center researchers. The study provid...

12-11-15 The breeding population of chinstrap penguins has declined significantly as temperatures have rapidly warmed on the Antarctic Peninsula, according to researchers funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The study indicates that chang...

11-06-02 50 C and gale-force winds above 180 km/h during the Antarctic winter, Emperor penguins form tightly packed huddles（拥挤，混乱） and, as has recently been discovered the penguins actually coordinate their movements to give all members of the huddle...