In Antarctica, penguin droppings are emerging as unexpected climate allies. Research indicates that ammonia from penguin ...

There are some plants that are difficult to find or difficult to grow but rewarding once established. These are for the ...

The ammonia from Adélie penguin guano reacts with sulfur-containing gases in the atmosphere to aid in forming clouds, which ...

Over the past year, the likes of Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have sent out a flurry of announcements related to ...

Researchers conducted a systematic review of 99 scientific publications that compared the flora or fauna of old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites in boreal Europe. The reviewed ...

Quark Expeditions made history twenty years ago as the first operator to bring passengers to Antarctica to witness a total ...

Is it possible that plants react to the sounds and vibrations insects make as they flap their wings, hover, land, and take ...

Q. I saw the following quote on a poster at a wildlife sanctuary in Florida: “Cranes are large birds with long beaks found on ...

Of the 15 distinct species of cranes, two migratory cranes (sandhill and whooping) seem to be prime candidates for colonizing ...

Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface ...

Fossil sites in Australia hold pollen and spores from the dinosaur age, when the island straddled the Antarctic Circle. Now, scientists have re-created the habitat of "polar dinosaurs," using these ...

Where they live: Plants are found on every continent, even Antarctica, and every ocean. What they eat: Plants use sunlight for photosynthesis, which produces sugars that fuel them. Plants are an ...