Why the internet has fallen in love with a suicidal penguin

Social media has had many baleful and beautiful effects on human society. At its best it has knitted disparate people ...

The Tragic True Story Behind the Viral “Death March” Penguin

A short scene from the 2007 documentary Encounters at the End of the World has resurfaced online and taken on a life of its own. The footage shows a single Adélie penguin breaking away from its colony ...

Viral: Nihilist penguin's "heading to nowhere" meme is too relatable for users online; What does it actually mean?

A lone Adélie penguin's trek inland, captured in a 2007 documentary, has resurfaced as the viral "Nihilist Penguin" meme in ...

What is the nihilist penguin and did he die? Why the lone bird is going viral

YET another TikTok trend has gone viral, this time featuring a penguin from a 2007 documentary who abandoned its colony. Here’s everything you need to know about the ‘nihilist ...

Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner, and that’s a problem

A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with extinction by century's end.

A penguin’s death march is going viral in 2026: What the ‘nihilist penguin’ meme means and how the White House reacted to it

It is not a dramatic moment at first glance. Just a penguin, small against a wide stretch of ice, moving away from the rest.