Victoria Gill visits the Antarctica Peninsula to discover the home of the penguins, and asks why the region is so important in the global ecosystem.

These extraordinary birds, the largest of all penguins, face extraordinary pressures. Most ominously, the rapid acceleration of global warming is causing profound changes in the Antarctic ecosystem ...

These extraordinary birds, the largest of all penguins, face extraordinary pressures. Most ominously, the rapid acceleration of global warming is causing profound changes in the Antarctic ecosystem ...

Fewer than 10,000 breeding pairs are left globally, mainly in South Africa, down from 42,500 in 1991, and they could become ...

In October 2024, the African penguin became the first penguin species in the world to be listed as critically endangered by ...