The link between clouds and penguin poop is not an obvious one but it has important implications for climate change. New ...

For the first time, Antarctic krill have been found on seafloor vents. One scientist is working to figure out what they are ...

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 ...

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

Antarctica's 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 ...

Penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate. New research shows they can influence how clouds form thanks to all their waste.

Scientists say they’ve seen ammonia emitted from penguin poop result in the creation of fog. The clouds created may be ...

The writer is executive director of the American Banjo Museum. Monday was Memorial Day, an important day to remember those ...

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

The ammonia from Adélie penguin guano reacts with sulfur-containing gases in the atmosphere to aid in forming clouds, which ...

Penguins play a surprising role in shaping Antarctica's atmosphere! A new study found that ammonia from penguin colonies, rather than the ocean, helps ...