A new study shows that the mere presence of poop prompted the crustaceans to launch into evasive maneuvers. New research ...

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 ...

Krill is considered to be the largest animal biomass in the wild on Earth and is an important prey species for baleen whales ...

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

Recent times have seen an increase in the demand for Antarctic krill oil due to the numerous health benefits it offers. This oil, derived from small shrimp-like organisms known as krill that dwell ...

The growing need for nutrient-dense, sustainable animal feed is expected to propel the krill meal market growth. The high protein content, omega-3 fatty acids, and astaxanthin in krill meals will ...

"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," said Dr. Nicole Hellessey, a postdoctoral ...

Bird poop. That’s what researchers at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences theorize after studying the movements of krill trawled from Antarctica’s Bransfield Strait. According to their ...

A new tool has been created to shed light on the mysterious lives of Antarctic krill. Picture: Peter Harmsen/Australian Antarctic Division Poo, or guano, from Adelie penguins was collected and fed ...

This oil is obtained from small crustaceans, resembling shrimp, referred to as krill that inhabit the frigid waters of the Antarctic. The oil derived from krill is abundant in omega-3 fatty acids ...

“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,” said Dr Nicole Hellessey, a postdoctoral ...