Penguin poop in Antarctica is helping to create clouds that shield them from the effects of human-caused climate change. Also known as guano, researchers say the poop releases ammonia that ...

Ever wonder how far penguins can poop? Yeah, neither have I (I swear) but then again, I’m no scientist. Researchers out of Japan have very much wondered and now they’ve published new findings ...

Monitoring the well-being of Antarctica’s delicate ecosystem just got a little bit easier thanks to a very unlikely source: penguin poop. By looking at the scat stains left by Adélie penguins ...

The scientists say that penguins can launch their poop nearly 4.5 feet from their nests, and sometimes send their waste on an upward trajectory. A penguin poop paper won a Nobel Prize in 2005.

BERLIN (AP) — British scientists say there are more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought based on evidence of bird droppings spotted from space. A study published ...

When it breaks down, poop from king penguins releases nitrous oxide—a gas that affects both the environment and the scientists who study it.

Penguins need the snow to clear their rocky breeding sites before the action starts, and apparently they might be using their poo to melt the snow faster, reports Louis Doré for The Independent.

While penguin poop might seem like an unlikely tool for mitigating climate change, guano is an amazingly useful substance.

Penguin poop is creating more clouds. Here’s how - Scientists say they’ve seen ammonia emitted from penguin poop result in the creation of fog. The clouds created may be helping to shield the ...