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.

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) belong to the penguin family Spheniscidae. They also go by the name brush-tailed penguins due to the long, still feathers on their tails that often sweep the ...

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 live on the Antarctic continent and on many small, surrounding coastal islands. They spend the winter offshore in the seas surrounding the Antarctic pack ice. Adélies feed on ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study says the population of Adelie penguins in the Antarctic could drop dramatically in population by 2099 due to climate change. Megan Cimino, who headed the study, explains why.

Witness the fascinating world of Adélie penguins as love, loyalty, and fierce competition collide during mating season. From elaborate courtship rituals to territorial battles, this video ...

"Penguins," the Disneynature film that follows the adventures of first-time "dad" Steve, an Antarctic Adelie penguin, uses just the right mix of humor, information and amazing cinematography to ...

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 ...

Penguin population plummeting in changing Antarctic climate 02:30. In the rapidly warming Antarctic, two species of penguins are in dramatic decline. That’s the news out of a new study published ...