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, ...

Discover why penguins cannot fly and how evolution transformed them into extraordinary swimmers. Learn about their ...

Four new fossil species from New Zealand illustrate the striking diversity of the earliest penguins, which possessed long, dagger-like beaks they may have used to skewer prey. The new discoveries ...

Penguins that eat more specific food items, like Emperors and Adélies, are declining in numbers, while the gentoos that coexist with them on the Antarctic peninsula are increasing in population size.