Published on: 2025-06-24 08:15:57
Scientists have discovered a surprising—and smelly—source of clouds in Antarctica: penguin poop. According to a new study published in Communications Earth & Environment, ammonia gas emanating from these flightless birds’ guano sets off a chain of chemical reactions that causes clouds to form. These clouds may be changing local temperatures in the Antarctic—and perhaps the global climate. At the Marambio Base on the Antarctic Peninsula, researchers led by Matthew Boyer—a doctoral candidate at
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In Frederik Pohl and Cyril Kornbluth's 1953 sci-fi classic "The Space Merchants," governments have been replaced by powerful corporations that have privatized nearly every corner of the globe. Thanks to overpopulation on all of the other continents, Antarctica has become a resort colony, chock full of tourists, equipment-rental companies, and violently invasive advertisements. It's a powerful novel — though one that was never meant to be taken as a suggestion. Unfortunately, a growing tourist i
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A new group is aiming not only to further our understanding of glaciers but also to look into options to save them if things move toward a worst-case scenario, as my colleague James Temple outlined in his latest story. One idea: refreezing glaciers in place. The whole thing can sound like science fiction. But once you consider how huge the stakes are, I think it gets easier to understand why some scientists say we should at least be exploring these radical interventions. It’s hard to feel very
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