A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.

Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won't show up if they're not asleep. Others who call the NORAD Tracks Santa ...

Antarctica, one of the most remote places on Earth, teems with life. For tourists who make it this far south, the experience ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. ALBUQUERQUE — Turkey. Mashed potatoes. Cranberry sauce. Those might be filling up the fridge for most New ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Loveland Living Planet Aquarium is celebrating Thanksgiving this year with four new gentoo penguin chicks. "Every year, around February, the penguins go into nesting season," said ...

Russian scientists at the Mirny research station recently saved a baby emperor penguin after it became separated from its colony and risked freezing to death. In footage shared by the Russian Arctic ...

This is the heartwarming moment a stranded penguin chick was safely returned to its parent by a polar explorer. Russian scientists rescued the baby emperor penguin after it became stuck below its ...

Here are some of the most powerful images that show Earth's wildlife. The Natural History Museum in London is previewing some of the more than 60,000 photographs entered for this year's "Wildfire ...

The people have spoken. The Milwaukee County Zoo's newish penguin chick has been named Roo — or Rhubarb, if you want to be formal about it. The zoo hosted a vote online to name the Humboldt penguin ...

WASHINGTON — The population of emperor penguins in one part of Antarctica appears to be declining faster than previously thought, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery released Tuesday. The ...

According to the aquarium, the penguins were reared for the first 50 days of their life before employees took over feeding and training duties. Before the big plunge, the chicks slowly acclimated to ...