The smell from their poop forms clouds that block sunlight, but melting ice continues to threaten their survival.

The ammonia from Adélie penguin guano reacts with sulfur-containing gases in the atmosphere to aid in forming clouds, which ...

The link between clouds and penguin poop is not an obvious one but it has important implications for climate change. New ...

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

Scientists say they’ve seen ammonia emitted from penguin poop result in the creation of fog. The clouds created may be ...

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

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

In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form ...

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 ...

Penguin poop, also known as guano, is notoriously smelly. But the ammonia in the birds’ excrement does more than just stink—it can play a role in cloud formation over Antarctica. Those clouds ...

Penguin poop might not sound like an environmental hero, but recent research reveals it plays a surprising role in cooling ...