Grist reports that penguin guano in Antarctica may help cool the region by forming clouds through ammonia release, but climate change threatens these populations.

A member of the Lynch Lab with a group of penguins in Antarctica. Credit: The Lynch Lab If you’re lucky enough to visit Antarctica, you’ll probably aim to snag a classic photo—a colony of penguins, ...

Despite having first been recorded by Captain Cook in the late 1790s, the first emperor penguin colony wasn’t discovered until 1902. Because they dwell in such extreme southern climes that are ...

The penguin, which is a female, is part of a colony of Gentoo penguins — who usually have black heads, white spots around their eyes, and bright red or orange bills. But this one’s head is a ...

The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote habitations on Earth: Marambio Station ...