Adélie penguins have unknowingly documented the changing climate of Antarctica—not in journals or fossils, but through their ...

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

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 ...

Krill are a keystone species in the Antarctic, but their population is moving further south due to climate change.

They might look a bit clumsy on land, but penguins are brilliant swimmers. They can dive down to 180m – though they tend to catch their food (mainly krill and fish) much closer to the surface.

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

This ice can be up to 80km in length, which means that the penguins have to take a very long trip to get to the ocean for food. Between 2003-2008 scientists say there was a lot of this ice - so ...