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

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

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

Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...

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

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

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

According to the team, the data suggests that penguin poop may be helping reduce some of climate change’s effects on an ...

Ammonia from the birds’ guano can mix with other gases and form clouds, potentially cooling Earth’s surface and preserving ...

Previous models have found clouds fueled by seabird guano in the Arctic do cool the ground, but the study authors say ...

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

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