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May 30, 2019

Penguin Poop Helps Biodiversity Bloom in Antarctica

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Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by 60-Second Science. Ammonia from penguin poop gets carried on Antarctic winds, fertilizing mosses and lichens as far as a mile away. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

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Aired May 14, 2019

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