By Bobby Bascomb Nearly all of Antarctica’s iconic wildlife, from penguins to seals and whales, depend on krill, tiny crustaceans that make up the base of the food chain. Krill are also sought after ...

Krill are just a few centimetres long fully grown, but are one of the most abundant animals on Earth Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny ...

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

In Ireland, a small handful of industrial boats take part in unregulated sprat fishing, catching the smallest fish available when larger stocks are no longer profitable. Like the krill fishery ...

WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), have teamed up to launch brand-new science project to monitor krill from space Krill are a key species in Antarctic marine ...

Both fish-oil pills and krill-oil supplements supply the healthful omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA. But there are differences. Krill oil comes from small crustaceans, not fatty fish, and typically ...

When Antarctic krill swarm, the semi-transparent shrimp-like crustaceans join together in the millions or trillions, forming dense coral-colored underwater clouds as they swim in sync with one ...

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 ...