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

Scientists have made the first comprehensive marine wildlife size database to help scientists better understand ocean ecosystems.

More than 50 years after the bipartisan U.S. Endangered Species Act was passed unanimously in the Senate and 355-4 in the House of Representatives, the federal government is proposing to remove the… ...

For the first time, Antarctic krill have been found on seafloor vents. One scientist is working to figure out what they are ...

Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been sighted along the San Diego coastline, signaling the beginning of the blue whale watching season.

Krill are small, shrimp-like crustaceans that play a vital role in the Antarctic food web, serving as a key food source for penguins, seals, whales, seabirds, and fish. They are harvested for ...

With as many as 700 trillion adult krill in the waters surrounding Antarctica, this finding could have huge ramifications for scientists’ understanding of the region’s food web. Hellessey says ...

Science Scientists Call for More Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean As climate change and commercial fishing threaten krill, the crustaceans that fuel Antarctica’s entire food web ...

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 ...

When the scientists modelled the expected effects of increased sea temperature the most pessimistic scenarios suggested warming could reduce the area of krill growth habitat overall by up to 20% ...