The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...
Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...
The University of Washington conducted a study that offers more support to this claim, arguing that whale excrement holds ...
Antarctic Krill may be no bigger than your little finger, but collectively they’re a powerhouse. Every day, these tiny crustaceans transfer 0.3 million tonnes of carbon to the deep ocean – equivalent ...
British Antarctic Survey scientists on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia are working to better understand the rich ...
Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...
They are also the foundation of a healthy ocean - part of a virtuous cycle: Whales eat krill, krill eat microscopic plants that live in sea ice, and those plants absorb planet-warming carbon as ...
Krill are food for some of the largest animals on the planet - including giant whales that migrate thousands of kilometres, to Antarctica, to feed on them. They are also the foundation of a healthy ...