The researchers further demonstrated that the ammonia kicks off an atmospheric chain reaction. Out at sea, tiny plantlike ...

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

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

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

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

The clouds in Antarctica might be fueled by penguin poop. Penguin poop - sorry, penguin guano - is creating clouds in ...

Gentoo penguins in Antarctica in 2017. Researchers found that guano from Adélie penguins releases a large amount of ammonia ...

Some penguin populations, however, are under serious threat because of climate change. Losing them and their guano could mean ...

Penguin excrement releases ammonia that helps form clouds over Antarctica, possibly slowing climate change in the region.

Penguin poop may be playing a key role in keeping climate change in check over Antarctica, new research published May 22 finds.

Can penguin poop really slow down global warming? A new study says that the unassuming penguin guano can reduce the effects ...

The Antarctic Slope Current shields Antarctica from warm waters. But new research shows meltwater is speeding up the current, which could make it more unstable.