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

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

A keystone prey species in the Southern Ocean is retreating towards the Antarctic because of climate change. Krill are small, shrimp-like creatures that swarm in vast numbers and form a major part ...

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

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

Imagine looking at the world through the stalked compound eyes of krill in the Southern Ocean. All of a sudden, a penguin ...

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

Concerned about declining Antarctic krill populations, a team of researchers led by David Greene have developed a new data tool, mapping the abundance of krill in the Southern Ocean and their ...

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 ...

Few of the earth’s remaining wilderness environments are more vulnerable or valuable than the Antarctic continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean. A globally important ecosystem, just a few decades ...

Rod Downie, chief polar adviser at WWF-UK, said: “Antarctic krill are the superheroes of the Southern Ocean. These tiny, unsung heroes are the beating heart of the Southern Ocean, sustaining i ...