Scientists say they’ve seen ammonia emitted from penguin poop result in the creation of fog. The clouds created may be ...

Ammonia from penguin poop increases cloud cover in Antarctica, reflecting sunlight and cooling the area. This natural process ...

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 ...

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

For the first time, Antarctic krill have been found on seafloor vents. One scientist is working to figure out what they are ...

Scientists find that ammonia wafting off the droppings of 60,000 birds contributed to the formation of clouds that might be insulating Antarctica, helping cool down an otherwise rapidly warming ...

A new study published in the journal Communications Earth and Environment reveals that penguins might also be helping to form ...

A village in the Swiss Alps has been buried beneath ice, rock and mud after a massive piece of a nearby glacier collapsed. On ...

Relying on science, history, and Indigenous knowledge, Jay Griffiths offers an inspiring restorative vision of health in ...

Joanna Sokol shares sometimes poignant, sometimes absurd, and always very human stories in her new memoir, A Real Emergency.