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

New research shows that penguin guano in Antarctica is an important source of ammonia aerosol particles that help drive the formation and persistence of low clouds, which cool the climate by ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water farther north. But our new research published ...

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