Life isn’t all smooth sailing for Adélie penguins especially when it comes to love and territory. Dive into the quirky, sometimes chaotic social lives of these feisty Antarctic birds.

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 ...

An Antarctic penguin found on a Wellington beach is undergoing disease testing, including for the deadly bird flu. The Adelie penguin, usually exclusive to Antarctica, appeared on the beach at ...

That's what researchers are seeking to find out after a scientific expedition last month found at least 532 dead Adelie penguins, with thousands more thought to have died, according to a statement ...

Photograph of an Adélie penguin breeding colony, Edmonson Point, Antarctica. Adélie penguin nests consist of a shallow scrape, pebbles, and bones. Credit: Carlo Baroni and Maria Cristina ...

Dai said that over the past couple of weeks — summer in Antarctica — they only observed some 200 Adelie penguin nests there, whereas gentoo penguins had about 8,000. In the past, there were ...

Adelie Penguins on seasonal sea ice in Antarctica. Credit: Annie Schmidt/Point Blue Adelie Penguins on seasonal sea ice in Antarctica. Credit: Annie Schmidt/Point Blue Location data pinpointed two ...

Adélie penguins seem to have passed a portion of the mirror test, in which animals that see their reflection in a mirror appear to recognise that they are seeing themselves and not another ...

Scientists in Australia say they have recorded a big drop in a population of Adélie penguins off the east coast of Antarctica. Long-term monitoring has revealed a decrease of nearly 50% in the ...