Fishing for krill is banned in U.S. waters due to concerns it could impact whales, seals and other animals that feed on the shrimp-like creatures Stay up to date with notifications from The ...

More specifically, the krill sped up their swimming as much as 1.5 times faster than average while also making three times more turns at larger angles. The penguin poop didn’t only influence ...

Humpback whales blow spiraling circles of bubbles to create underwater nets for their tiny prey, krill. Hunter Warick/Alaska Whale Foundation, images collected under NMFS Permit #19703 hide caption ...

Krill - tiny pink shrimp-like crustaceans that live deep in the ocean - are being harvested at an alarming rate by Aker BioMarine, a biotechnology company, to be sold as fish farm feed, pet food and ...

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 ...

Krill fishing in Antarctica threatens whale recovery as populations of the tiny crustacean, a key food source for whales and dolphins, have declined significantly.

Robotics engineers are one step closer to building a swarm of krill bots capable of underwater exploration, as well as perhaps one day aiding in future search and rescue missions. According to a ...

Title image: An adult blue whale. (Credit: NOAA) Antarctic krill fishing could threaten the recovery of whale species that were nearly wiped out by industrial whaling, according to a study led by CU ...