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 effort is ...

Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.

It will use changes in the degree of red coloration detected by satellites to track its quarry: a tiny shrimp smaller than ...

A recent theory proposes that whales weren’t just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have provided a key fertilizer to these marine ecosystems. Research led by ...

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

Antarctic krill swimming between the Southern Ocean's surface and seafloor depths, make a "surprisingly small" contribution to the carbon export "highway" compared to their fast-sinking feces ...

"There's estimated to be about 300 million [metric] tons of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, which is the greatest biomass of a single wild animal species globally," Dr. Smith said. "They ...

Chase, probe, embrace, flex, push. It’s probably too much information, but that is how krill mate.The behavior was recorded ...

Krill are the centre of the Southern Ocean food web above the seabed, sustaining penguins, seals and the world’s largest animals, including blue whales. These tiny creatures are also climate heroes, ...

Rod Downie, chief polar adviser at WWF-UK, said: “Antarctic krill are the superheroes of the Southern Ocean. These tiny, unsung heroes are the beating heart of the Southern Ocean, sustaining ...

Rod Downie, chief polar adviser at WWF-UK, said: “Antarctic krill are the superheroes of the Southern Ocean. These tiny, unsung heroes are the beating heart of the Southern Ocean, sustaining ...