The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...

The University of Washington conducted a study that offers more support to this claim, arguing that whale excrement holds ...

British Antarctic Survey scientists on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia are working to better understand the rich ...

But the crustacean’s future, and that of its predators, by extension, are increasingly in jeopardy due to climate change and a growing commercial krill fishery. Rising air and sea temperatures ...

Making measurements of krill (prey) alongside their predators (whales) in near-shore areas is technically challenging and will provide new insights into controls on swarm behavior and distribution.” ...

British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change and overfishing. WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British ...

Similarly, Hammarstedt outlines threats faced by krill, which rely on the shelter provided by sea ice cover to feed on phytoplankton out of reach of predators. By 2100, krill numbers are expected ...

Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...