The researchers analyzed rare fossils of hatchling birds found in northern Alaska, which offered the earliest evidence of the ...

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young.

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

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

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

And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever closer to these shores. Warning: This story contains images that may upset some readers. Soaking up the Antarctic summer sun, a herd of ...

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

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

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

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

Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an ...