Until now, though, scientists knew little about how penguins themselves might be linked to these climate processes. Surprising Measurements Near a Penguin Colony Matthew Boyer, Mikko Sipilä, and ...

SOMMER: That's Matthew Boyer, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Helsinki, who was there studying them. It smells because a lot of penguins means a lot of poop.

This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote ...

In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.

In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.