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

Imagine looking at the world through the stalked compound eyes of krill in the Southern Ocean. All of a sudden, a penguin ...

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 behavior.

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

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 ...

“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 Nicole Hellessey, a postdoctoral researcher ...

New research led by a University of Tasmania (UTAS) researcher has revealed that one particular smelly substance can trigger ...

As of the afternoon of Tuesday, March 11, an online poll for the naming showed Eggs Benedict and Quiche were in the early ...

Just a faint whiff of penguin poop pushes their favorite prey to take "frantic" evasive action, reveals new research. Antarctic krill swim in fast "zigzags" in reaction to guano from predators ...

"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 krill." She explained that as food for a plethora ...