Crappy feet. While humans might be mostly to blame for Antarctica’s snow melt, scientists are pointing to another surprising source of the a-thaw-calypse — penguin poop. Per the study in the Journal ...

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 ...

Penguins are pooping pink – and when viewed from space, that’s giving scientists a new way to track how Antarctica’s climate ...

Penguins are pooping pink – and when viewed from space, that’s giving scientists a new way to track how Antarctica’s climate ...

Ammonia from the birds’ guano can mix with other gases and form clouds, potentially cooling Earth’s surface and preserving Antarctic ice, a new study suggests. There is one group that is doing their ...

Snow algae thrive around penguin poop, a study suggests ...

Think of it as a tea leaf reading, only stinkier. Researchers are using NASA Landsat satellite images to see how environmental changes are affecting the world's animals, specifically the Adadélie ...

In a quirky twist of nature, penguins may be helping slow Climate change—thanks to their poop. According to a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment and covered by ABC News, the ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...