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

Sediment samples from the Ross Sea coastline are revealing insights into how animals like elephant seals and Adélie penguins ...

It is estimated that there are around 700 trillion adult Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean today. The post Study finds ...

The penguin poop didn’t only influence krill movements. In another phase of the experiment, researchers noticed the ...

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

Humans aren't the only ones repelled by penguin poo, however. To krill, tiny shrimp-like creatures, the smell of penguin poo ...

An international team of scientists, including two from the University of Bath, has just arrived back from an expedition studying penguin colonies in the Falkland Islands, South Georgia ...

also not involved in the study. Experts could potentially predict how successful upcoming breeding seasons will be based on penguin divorce rates. This is particularly important as human ...

High-resolution satellite imagery has documented the existence of 61 Emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica, increasing the known number of colonies in the region by 20 percent. The findings, ...

Study corresponding author Dr. Nicole Hellessey ... "We have shown for the first time that a small amount of penguin guano causes a sudden change in the feeding and swimming behaviors of Antarctic ...