Dead gentoo penguins tested positive for the virus, and at least one suspected case has been reported in king penguins. By Emily Anthes A highly lethal form of bird flu has been detected in Antarctic ...

New Zealand has been a haven for earthbound birds for eons. The absence of terrestrial predators allowed flightless parrots, kiwis and moas to thrive. Now researchers are adding two prehistoric ...

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"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, ...

(Reuters) - Has bird flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of penguins in Antarctica? That's what researchers are seeking to find out after a scientific expedition last month found at least ...

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SANTIAGO, March 14 (Reuters) - Scientists in Antarctica are warning of the spread of deadly H5N1 avian flu virus after the disease was first confirmed on the frozen continent's mainland last month and ...

Wellington, New Zealand (AP) – It’s noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering ...

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 ...

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 ...