Determined to keep global warming from finally tipping the odds too heavily against emperor penguins’ survival, the Center petitioned back in 2006 to gain Endangered Species Act protection for this ...

The author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is back with his second novel, the expansive, surprisingly humorous The Emperor of Gladness. He talks to GQ about celebrity, public perception, defying ...

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- On Sunday, the Ross Park Zoo announced the successful hatching of two endangered African Penguins. The Ross Park Zoo said the two new chicks are the offspring of first ...

Mike Sullivan well accustomed to competing for championships, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017. Now with the New York Rangers ...

The ostrich is the tallest bird that inhabits the planet today, but fossil evidence suggests that birds used to be much ...

Ian Moran, left, celebrates with Penguins goalie Johan Hedberg, who stopped 28 of the 30 shots he faced. Kasparaitis scored 13:01 into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame two one-goal ...

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