Penguin poop, also known as guano, is notoriously smelly ... Antarctica’s ice is so reflective that the clouds there could actually trap that reflected heat, warming the ground instead.

In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form ...

Published Thursday in Communications Earth & Environment, the research shows that ammonia wafting off penguin guano seeds extra ... these bright surfaces could trap infrared heat instead—meaning ...

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

The scientists say more research is needed to understand the overall effect on the climate, because while clouds reflect heat, they can also trap it under ... impact of bird guano there and ...

Published Thursday in Communications Earth & Environment, the research shows that ammonia wafting off penguin guano seeds extra ... these bright surfaces could trap infrared heat instead ...

Published Thursday in Communications Earth & Environment, the research shows that ammonia wafting off penguin guano seeds extra ... these bright surfaces could trap infrared heat instead ...

The guano-soaked soil acted like a slow-release ... Over Antarctica’s reflective ice sheetsandglaciers, more clouds might trap infrared radiation, potentially warming the surface.