Ammonia from penguin poop increases cloud cover in Antarctica, reflecting sunlight and cooling the area. This natural process ...

Penguin poop, also known as guano, is notoriously smelly. But the ammonia in the birds’ excrement does more than just ...

According to the team, the data suggests that penguin poop may be helping reduce some of climate change’s effects on an ...

Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...

Scientists find that ammonia wafting off the droppings of 60,000 birds contributed to the formation of clouds that might be insulating Antarctica, helping cool down an otherwise rapidly warming ...

Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an ...

A new study published in the journal Communications Earth and Environment reveals that penguins might also be helping to form ...

When the wind blew from the direction of the colony, ammonia levels spiked, sometimes reaching 1,000 times above normal ...

New research shows that penguin guano in Antarctica is an important source of ammonia aerosol particles that help drive the ...

Previous models have found clouds fueled by seabird guano in the Arctic do cool the ground, but the study authors say ...

Ammonia released from penguin guano may help to reduce the effects of climate change in Antarctica by contributing to ...