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 ...

In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote habitations on Earth: Marambio Station at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, where the icy continent ...

Antarctica hosts an array of life, from the vast oceans teeming with fish to the waddling, plump penguins that fish in the waters. New evidence suggests that Adélie penguins have deeper ties to the ...

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 ...

A pair of German scientists have become early frontrunners for the 2004 ”Ig Nobels” — the annual awards handed out for eccentric research — thanks to their work in calculating the pooping power of ...

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, ...

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 ...