Krill may be small, but scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) say that these tiny crustaceans play an important role in the transportation of carbon within the oceans. Not only are they a ...

Krill are shrimp-like crustaceans that grow up to 2 inches long and serve as food for whales, fish, seals, and penguins. It’s estimated that krill may be one of the most abundant multi-celled ...

"Both krill oil and fish oil are rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids, specifically EPA and DHA, which are known to support heart, brain, and metabolic health," confirms Michelle Routhenstein, ...

ABOARD THE ALLANKAY off Antarctica (AP) — The Antarctic Endeavour glides across the water’s silky surface as dozens of fin whales spray rainbows from their blowholes into a fairy tale icescape of ...

While most of us may just think of krill as baleen whale food, the tiny crustaceans are also very adept swimmers … enough so that scientists have now developed a krill-inspired robotic platform in ...

Antarctic krill keep revealing new superpowers. Euphausia superba, the Southern Ocean’s ubiquitous krill species, sequester large amounts of carbon via their profuse poop. Now, scientists have ...