The world’s rarest penguins don’t fear the heat. Here's how they learned to embrace it. These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a ...

More than a decade ago, P. Dee Boersma used crowbars and hammers to chisel a small hole out of lava on the Galápagos Islands, hoping to attract one of the world’s rarest penguins.

For "Earth Day", the National Geographic documentary series "The Secret World of Penguins", produced by Oscar winner James Cameron, premieres with footage never seen before. The birds can be seen ...

Here, a Galápagos penguin is perched on the molten rock of the Isabela Islands. The authors captured this photo during an 2021 expedition to collect microplastics in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.

A celebration of one of Earth’s most iconic and beloved birds, featuring all 18 species of penguins for the first time, from New Zealand, Cape Town, the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica.

These dignified-looking and endangered penguins, which are native to the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, are vulnerable because of how microplastics accumulate in the Galápagos ...

A small group of adult Galapagos penguins sharing a rock with a Blue-Footed Booby. Photo: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory Returning to the mainland after a week cruising the Galápagos Islands ...

Here, a Galápagos penguin is perched on the molten rock of the Isabela Islands. The authors captured this photo during an 2021 expedition to collect microplastics in the Galápagos Marine Reserve ...

Six hundred miles off the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos archipelago is home to incredible wildlife experiences.

A mystery around endangered pink iguana hatchlings was solved when researchers found some on Galápagos and identified threats to their existence.

A hot spot for biodiversity, the Galapagos Islands are home to everything from giant tortoises to blue-footed boobies ...

First Recorded Pink Iguana Hatchlings Found on Galápagos Island After a ten-month effort, researchers discovered the young endangered reptiles on a remote volcano ...