climate change This penguin escaping from a cracking glacier is an edge-of-your-seat thriller Thom Dunn

dire penguins Fossilized remains of human-sized "monster" penguin unearthed Rob Beschizza

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

animals zoolife gives you access to animals at 13 different zoos Jennifer Sandlin

baby animals Watch this baby King Penguin delightfully silly-walk through Basel Zoo Jennifer Sandlin

animals King Penguin poop is rich in laughing gas David Pescovitz

wildlife Setting a rescued blue penguin free Xeni Jardin

books are everything Penguins new ad campaign celebrates well-read books Mark Frauenfelder

books Unseen sequel to Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange" found in his archives David Pescovitz

futility closet In 1898 two man-eating lions terrorized a railway camp in British East Africa Futility Closet

Environment World's largest rodent extermination plan clears entire island of pests Andrea James

palaeoart Dinosaur art is not bullshit (unless you're doing it wrong) Mark P. Witton

travel A tour through New Zealand's amazing steampunk town Tom Fassbender