New University of Otago research has improved our understanding of when and why penguins evolved, and has identified two recently extinct penguins from New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands. In the ...

New research suggests that penguins' ancestors originated not in frozen Antarctica but, instead, off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand,... The Evolutionary History Of Penguins Is Far From Black ...

Daniel Thomas earned a doctorate in geology and zoology from the University of Otago in 2009, where his research focused on penguin evolution. He completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University ...

WASHINGTON - Some ancient penguins may have been twice as big as today's Emperor penguin but they lacked the dashing tuxedo. Researchers have unearthed remains of a nearly 5-foot-tall penguin that ...

The image of a penguin might bring to mind an endless march across windswept ice. The reality of penguins is a bit different, says Grant Ballard of Point Blue Conservation Science. GRANT BALLARD: ...

This research was part of the Ross Sea Region Research and Monitoring Programme,, funded by the New Zealand Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment. Theresa Cole does not work for, consult, ...