An Indian research team put a dozen Adélie penguins in East Antarctica through a series of mirror tests early in 2020 to determine if they are self-aware.

Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) have survived in Antarctica for nearly 45,000 years, adapting to glacial expansions and sea ice fluctuations driven by millennia of climatic changes.The ...

This year, scientists announced an incredible discovery by looking at poop stains in satellite images — 1.5 million Adélie penguins were living and thriving on a little patch in Antarctica ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Submitter nancylpt shot this photo of Adelie penguins while kayaking ...

Nature: Penguins 02:36. If you’ve ever seen a penguin walking, it not only looks comical but inefficient. They don’t really walk, they waddle. Surprisingly, that waddle is 80% more efficient ...

The latest frisky Disneynature film, “Penguins,” creates a character introduced as a 5-year-old Adelie penguin the screenwriter, David Fowler, has named Steve. “Meet Steve,”… ...

Adelie penguins in the Antarctic, in a photo from 2010. These penguins need dry land to breed, and they make nests out of rocks. Climate change which has led to warmer temperatures in the ...

Adelie penguins stand on sea ice next to Comb Island, Danger Islands, Antarctica, where they discovered a previously unknown colony. Michael Polito/Louisisana State University via AFP/Getty Images.

For the first time, scientists have counted all the world's Adelie penguins -- a sprightly seabird considered a bellwether of climate change –- and discovered that millions of them are thriving ...