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

Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new research. The ammonia in penguin guano -- or poop -- could help to reduce the ...

Penguin poop, also known as guano, is notoriously smelly. But the ammonia in the birds’ excrement does more than just ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

However, the specific interaction between penguins and their ammonia filled poop and the Antarctic climate is not well understood. [ Related: A small amount of penguin poop is enough to spook krill.

Penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate. New research shows they can influence how clouds form ...