"Basically we tried to understand how flapping wings work in the water." This is an Inside Science story. The ancient ancestors of penguins gained their ability to swim at the expense of flight, ...

When Lambert started losing his vision and slowing down a few steps, it became clear that he needed to be relocated to a ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have unearthed in New Zealand fossil bones of what might be the heavyweight champion of the penguin world, a bird nearly 6 feet tall that thrived 55 to 60 million years ago, ...

Despite an all-star cast that includes Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln and Jacki Weaver, it's a magpie that steals every scene in the Netflix family drama "Penguin Bloom." Directed by Glendyn Ivin, the ...

Larry, a veteran king penguin at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, will be 29 years old on Feb. 18. If the day's temperature at 11 a.m. is less than 50 degrees, he will, with his chin up, feet ...

A bird was spotted at Lovers Point on Thursday that had some wondering if a penguin had waddled into Pacific Grove.Sonya Chang snapped photos of the cute black and white sea bird while it was hanging ...

Antarctic researchers discovered four new colonies of the near-threatened emperor penguin species via satellite images of the birds' poop Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty Penguin poop that is ...

The 52 penguins at the San Francisco Zoo have finally decided they have better things to do than hang around the pool all day, swimming in circles. Now, it's time to hang around the house. They're ...

Discover 10 amazing birds that swim as well as—or better than—fish. From penguins to puffins, meet the avian experts of the ...

Most penguins look like they're wearing a little waistcoat. But this 'all-black' bird snapped in Antarctica looks like it's wearing a snazzy cookies-and-cream vest. The Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis ...

A majority of the zoo's birds were recently relocated to indoor shelters. Dr. Carol Bradford, the zoo’s senior veterinarian, said some birds are still open for visitors to see. But their have been ...