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

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

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

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

Penguin droppings release ammonia that forms clouds, affecting Antarctica's climate and potentially slowing warming.

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

Newly published research shows that clouds fueled by penguin poop could help fight climate change in the Antarctic.

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

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Scientists have made a surprising discovery: penguin droppings in Antarctica may contribute to cooling the continent. Ammonia ...

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