Penguin guano fuels Antarctic cloud formation

New research highlights how ammonia-rich penguin droppings help generate clouds over Antarctica, subtly cooling the region. In a twist of nature’s own climate engineering, these unlikely contributors to cloud formation are receiving unexpected scientific attention – who knew penguins moonlighted as meteorologists?

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