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

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 ...

“Here we show for the first time that a small amount of penguin guano causes a sudden change in the feeding and swimming behaviors of Antarctic krill,” Nicole Hellessey, a corresponding author ...

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

Imagine looking at the world through the stalked compound eyes of krill in the Southern Ocean. All of a sudden, a penguin appears like a voracious giant, streamlined like a torpedo, chasing and ...

During the May krill survey, the vessel encountered numerous swarms of small krill, as well as 66 humpback and 53 fin whales which were seen feeding on the swarms. The krill were mostly found over ...

But there are differences. Krill oil comes from small crustaceans, not fatty fish, and typically contains more EPA. And unlike conventional fish-oil pills, krill oil's omega-3s are linked to an ...