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Study reveals 60 million years of penguin evolution


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An international team of 40 researchers analyzed the genomes—the complete set of DNA—of all living and recently extinct penguin species and combined this with the fossil record to gain new insights into the key events and processes that shaped the evolution of these iconic birds. The study, published in Nature Communications, is the first comprehensive genetic study involving extinct and extant (living) penguin species.

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