There is no shortage of penguin poop in Antarctica. In fact, you can see it from space, if you know where to look. Researchers often use satellite observations to study Adélie penguin populations and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new research.

The link between clouds and penguin poop is not an obvious one but it has important implications for climate change. New research has revealed the cloud-forming properties of penguin guano (poop) on ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising—and smelly—source of clouds in Antarctica: penguin poop. According to a new study published in Communications Earth & Environment, ammonia gas emanating from ...

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Penguin poop may be playing a key role in keeping climate change in check over Antarctica, new research published May 22 finds. Specifically, ammonia released from penguin poop (aka guano) may help to ...

Scientists are investigating how Adélie penguin colonies along the coast of Antarctica’s Ross Sea have adapted over the last 6,000 years. Jamie Wood Penguin poop is stinky but useful. In Antarctica, ...

A new study shows that the mere presence of poop prompted the crustaceans to launch into evasive maneuvers. New research suggests that the presence of penguin poop causes krill to lose their appetite, ...

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. New research ...

Ammonia in penguin and seabird poop could help increase the formation of clouds. Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...

“What’s also interesting,” he said, “is if the clouds are over ice surfaces, it could actually lead to warming because the clouds are less reflective than the ice beneath.” In that case, the clouds ...