The color of penguin poop, as seen from space, is offering a new window into how Antarctica's ecology and environment are ...

White snowfields stretching endlessly under the sky and imposing icebergs of strikingly blue colour in Antarctica have always been regarded as a symbol of the perfect escape destination, free from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Luckily for Heather Lynch, Adélie penguins eat mostly two things: fish and krill. Krill have a distinct pink color that penguin poop retains. And penguins form colonies, meaning that together, they ...

Who knew penguin poop could be so good for the environment? Researchers are finding that the ammonia released from these adorable waddlers can help form clouds to combat rising temperatures, reported ...

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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Scientists from a handful of universities across the country have made innovative use of satellite images from NASA: to determine the diet of Antarctic Adélie penguins across the ...

Ten of thousands of penguins, clustered together on the Antarctic Peninsula, can produce some potent stenches. Now, scientists have found that all that waste could be powerful enough to cool the ...