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 ...

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

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Ammonia wafting from penguin guano is creating cloud cover over coastal Antarctica ... care about biodiversity and conservation," Matthew Boyer, an atmospheric scientist at the University of ...

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

The British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI continue to support the British Antarctic Survey following a reconnaissance mission over the Union Glacier, Antarctica. The Royal Air Force sortie ...

Matthew Choi is a co-writer of the Early Brief politics newsletter. Before joining the Post, Matthew served as the Washington correspondent and bureau chief of The Texas Tribune. He previously ...