The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...

"Here we show for the first time that a small amount of penguin guano causes a sudden change in the feeding and swimming ...

The penguin poop didn’t only influence krill movements. In another phase of the experiment, researchers noticed the ...

Climate change is also driving penguins to colonize new areas, or to stay in regions longer than they normally would, ...

Plastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published in Marine Frontiers reveals. The Antarctic Ocean Alliance ...

The study suggests that even the faintest hint of penguin droppings in the water is enough to prompt krill into escape ...

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 ...

A new tool has been created to shed light on the mysterious lives of Antarctic krill. Picture: Peter Harmsen/Australian ...

“Here we show for the first time that a small amount of penguin guano causes a sudden change in the feeding and swimming behaviors of Antarctic krill,” said Dr. Nicole Hellessey, a postdoctoral ...

Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's ...

A single Antarctic krill is about the size of your pinky finger. But with an estimated population of more than 700 trillion in the Southern Ocean, the tiny crustacean’s collective impact across ...