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 announced Thursday.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has also classified the Antarctic fur seal as endangered Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Emperor penguins have officially been declared an ...

HEY WE’RE GOING TO TALK PIRATES STEELERS AND PENGUINS. LET’S START ON THE ICE. TIM. THE PENGUINS HAVE HOME ICE FOR ROUND NUMBER ONE. LOOKING LIKE THEY’LL PLAY THE FLIERS IN THE FIRST ROUND. MY ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. “It’s very hard to think of these cute fluffy chicks dying in large numbers,” Peter Fretwell, a researcher with the British Antarctic Survey, told ...

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 announced on ...

Emperor penguins have braved cold, storms, starvation and predation to breed, ensuring their population survives. But climate change might defeat the iconic Antarctic birds. It’s the breakup and loss ...

Antarctica’s iconic emperor penguin has been deemed an endangered species as the sea ice it depends on shrinks because of rising temperatures. The penguins’ population is expected to drop by half by ...

First-year Penguins coach Dan Muse has made an incredible impact on the team's culture and performance. Josh Lavallee / Getty Images ST. LOUIS — A few days ago, Sidney Crosby sat at his locker, ...

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports ...

Emperor penguins and the Antarctic fur seal were moved to the endangered species list by the international organization that tracks extinction risk to plants and animals globally. The decisions for ...