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

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

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

The conclusion is the result of measurements taken by scientists downwind of a colony of Adelie penguins in Antarctica in ...

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

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 ...

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

Penguin poop provides ammonia for cloud formation in coastal Antarctica, potentially helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change in the region.

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 ...

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