When the wind blew from the direction of the colony, ammonia levels spiked, sometimes reaching 1,000 times above normal ...

Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...

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

Previous models have found clouds fueled by seabird guano in the Arctic do cool the ground, but the study authors say ...

Ammonia released from penguin guano may help to reduce the effects of climate change in Antarctica by contributing to ...

By Laura Baisas Published Jan 17, 2025 9:50 AM EST Get the Popular ... These sea birds are the smallest penguin species on Earth. Little penguins are slightly bigger than a standard bowling ...

Ariadne Van Zandbergen / Africa Imagery Of the world’s 17 penguin species, perhaps the most accessible are African penguins nesting on False Bay near Simon’s Town. Charles Bergman The lives of ...

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 ...

Determined to keep global warming from finally tipping the odds too heavily against emperor penguins’ survival, the Center petitioned back in 2006 to gain Endangered Species Act protection for this ...

“Additionally, guano harvesting for fertilizer destroys crucial nesting sites, further endangering the species. Among the world’s 17 penguin species, Humboldt penguins are notably at high risk.

A Humboldt penguin believed to be the oldest of its species in the world has celebrated its 37th birthday in Cornwall. Paradise Park in Hayle said Spneb marked the occasion on Wednesday with a ...