Ammonia from penguin poop increases cloud cover in Antarctica, reflecting sunlight and cooling the area. This natural process ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica on ...

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

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

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