A team of scientists have been using the colour of seawater to help count tiny Antarctic sea creatures from miles above. They're studying krill, a type of crustacean, which can be found in all ...

These tiny creatures may be no bigger than your little finger, but scientists plan to start counting them from space. Knowing ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...

‘With sea ice declining and industrial ... being watched by an eye in the sky. The British Antarctic Survey has already been tracking larger animals like walrus, penguins, whales and seals ...

Dr Cait McCarry catching krill in a net in Antarctica in order to study the animals "Antarctic krill are ... krill eat microscopic plants that live in sea ice, and those plants absorb planet ...

Krill are food for some of the largest animals on the planet - including giant whales that migrate thousands of kilometres, to Antarctica, to feed on them. They are also the foundation of a healthy ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - Antarctic marine creatures ... plants that live in sea ice, and those ...

SCIENTISTS from Spain have discovered a new species of mud dragon (kinorhynch) a vital part of the marine ecosystem.  The Universidad Complutense de ...

Standing on the deck of RV Tangaroa, a deepwater research vessel in the Ross Sea in Antarctic waters, marine scientist Sherine Sonia Cubelio squinted her eyes across the horizon. A dazzling view ...

Scientists in Antarctica have discovered what may be the oldest modern bird ever found. The 69 million-year-old fossil could finally put a longstanding debate about the origin of modern birds to rest.