The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

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Today is World Penguin Day, a special day in which the Adelie penguin supposedly begins its annual northward migration to Antarctica. In celebration, here are five fabulous facts about these ...

Penguin poop is stinky but useful. In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place. And, since poop stains on the ice are ...

Picture: Peter Harmsen/Australian Antarctic Division Poo, or guano, from Adelie penguins was collected and fed into man-made water channels against seawater with algae, or both algae and guano.