On the morning of January 8, 1880, a man collapsed on the corner of California and Dupont Streets in San Francisco and died before anyone could get him to a hospital. He had no real political office, ...

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change​ pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife says.

Emperor Naruhito turned 65 on Feb. 23, vowing to reaffirm his commitment to peace with the approaching 80th anniversary since the end of World War II. Naruhito also pledged to think more deeply about ...

Susan Rigetti is author of three books and a former editor at The New York Times and Slate. She is a contributing Globe ...

Recently, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species listed both the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal as endangered. This article explains how this topic ties into the bigger issue of the ...

The birds face a major threat to their survival as climate change shrinks the sea ice they rely on for breeding.

Antarctica’s emperor penguin is at risk of extinction due to rising global temperatures and sea ice loss, the U.S. government said Tuesday as it finalized protections for the animal under the U.S.

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica ...

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