Penguins today are not that big. Even big penguins aren’t that big — about four feet tall, at best. But that wasn’t the case tens of millions of years ago, says a team of scientists who recently dug ...

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The animal revealed by fossil fragments found in New Zealand was around 1.77m tall and weighed around 101kg. It ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Romping around Waikato, New Zealand, a group of schoolchildren made ...

The emperor penguin is an impressive bird – but it would have been relatively small in comparison with some of the giant penguins that lived in the distant past. In a paper published today we reveal ...

When I was growing up television and movies taught me a lot about school field trips. Mainly that they never went smoothly. At a museum, an entire dinosaur skeleton was sure to fall down when you ...

Scientists have discovered that the waters off New Zealand were once the home of a penguin so large it could look a full-grown human in the eye. The 60 million year old remains of the giant flightless ...

Its scientific name means "long legs" in the Maori language. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What's black and white and the size ...

Scientists report finding the fossilized remains of a new species of giant penguin in a Peruvian desert. Paleontologist Julia Clarke of the University of Texas, Austin describes what these huge birds ...

A giant fossilized penguin discovered by New Zealand school children has been revealed as a new species. A giant fossilized penguin discovered by New Zealand school children has been revealed as a new ...

Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of an ancient giant penguin with a body length of about 5.8 feet that roamed the waters off New Zealand soon after the dinosaurs’ demise. Kumimanu biceae, ...

Penguin fans should be excited to know that the Detroit Zoo recently unveiled its newest Penguin, an adorable chick named Atticus. But unlike most baby Penguins, Atticus is already enormous. In fact, ...

Today’s adorable penguins waddle across kids’ cartoons as comic relief. The cute cold-weather bird is a pitchman for everything from vodka to hockey. But in ancient times, you wouldn’t want meet one ...