Researchers from the University of Murica (Murica, Spain), the Carlos III Health Institute (Madrid, Spain), and the University of Siena (Siena, Italy) evaluated the concentration of polychlorinated ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...

A new study investigates how much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep submarine canyon is homemade and how much is delivered.

Icefish are krill feeders—80 percent of their diet is normally krill—so their stomachs can tell us what's happening with krill. I've done something like 650 icefish in the last couple of weeks.

In lab experiments, Antarctic krill that smelled trouble — in the form of penguin poop — were quick to make a break for it. Gerald Corsi/iStock/Getty Images Plus By Maria Temming ...

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 ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - Antarctic marine creatures, from Space. The target of the new research ...

The Antarctic krill oil is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, phospholipids, and astaxanthin, making it an attractive option for those looking to enhance their overall health and well-being.

Antarctic krill trap vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere in the ocean floor through their sinking fecal pellets, a new study reports. The annual amount is similar to that stored by “blue ...

Rising temperatures are putting the future of Antarctic krill at risk. Numbering in the trillions and collectively weighing hundreds of millions of tonnes, Antarctic krill are among the most numerous ...

This is partly due to humans, who have caught Antarctic krill at a rate that has quadrupled in the last 30 years, a finding the researchers presented in an earlier study from 2021.