An artist's reconstruction of what Kumimanu fordycei and Petradyptes stonehousei may have looked like. Scientists have unearthed the fossilized remains of the largest ever known penguin on Earth, a ...

New Zealand has been a haven for earthbound birds for eons. The absence of terrestrial predators allowed flightless parrots, kiwis and moas to thrive. Now researchers are adding two prehistoric ...

A group of international researchers announced the discovery of what may have been the largest penguin ever to have lived. Recent fossil findings led to the announcement of Kumimanu fordycei, a new ...

Pesto the penguin has taken over the internet as the fluffy baby is capturing hearts. The new social media celebrity has become a star attraction at an Australian aquarium. The king penguin chick went ...

A group of international researchers announced the discovery of what may have been the largest penguin ever to have lived. Recent fossil findings led to the announcement of Kumimanu fordycei, a new ...

Monisha Ravisetti was a science writer at CNET. She covered climate change, space rockets, mathematical puzzles, dinosaur bones, black holes, supernovas, and sometimes, the drama of philosophical ...

Pesto, a king penguin of unusually large size, has waddled his way into social media feeds all over the world, forcing pygmy hippo Moo Deng to share the celebrity baby animal spotlight. In the process ...

Pesto the giant nine-month-old penguin chick is remarkably calm, curious and friendly. Moments after we walk onto the ice, he appears, waddling behind his father, and stops a metre away, almost ready ...