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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 ...
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Red alert for South Africa’s birds: 147 bird species threatened in South Africa, Lesotho & Eswatin
BirdLife South Africa publishes revised Red Data Book highlighting urgent bird conservation crisis in Southern Africa ...
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Wrong penguin, right wing: The Full Monty director casts accidental bird in botched pic of Argentine coup
The film has been reviewed by some of the world’s largest news outlets — and it seems just about no one has noticed the ...
Canadian rock star Max Kerman explains why he wrote a memoir — and why creativity matters now more than ever
The lead singer of Ontario rock band Arkells talks about his new book Try Hard and recommends two must-reads on the highs and ...
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Memorial Day Weekend Guide: May 22-26
Memorial Day Weekend Kayak Tour at Pinnacle Mountain State Park // We’ve got our fingers crossed hard for good weather this ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Penguin Poop Helps Drive Cloud Formation Over Antarctica, According to a New Study
The ammonia from Adélie penguin guano reacts with sulfur-containing gases in the atmosphere to aid in forming clouds, which ...
WSYR Syracuse on MSN4d
Rosamond Gifford Zoo welcomes Red Wolf pups, Humboldt penguin chicks
Just another reason to go to the zoo — new animals to see! The Rosamond Gifford Zoo will now have eight new faces in the near future: Six Red Wolf puppies ...
The Surprising Link Between Penguin Poop and Cloud Formation
When the wind blew from the direction of the colony, ammonia levels spiked, sometimes reaching 1,000 times above normal ...
The surprising climate power of penguin poo
Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an ...
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo welcomes red wolf pups, Humboldt penguin chicks
On Thursday, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon and zoo leaders announced new red wolf pups and Humboldt penguin chicks. The red wolf pups were born on May 3. The litter consists of four ...