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 ...

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

Imagine looking at the world through the stalked compound eyes of krill in the Southern Ocean. All of a sudden, a penguin appears like a voracious giant, streamlined like a torpedo, chasing and ...

Just a faint whiff of penguin poop pushes their favorite prey to take "frantic" evasive action, reveals new research.

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

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

as Antarctic krill are a keystone species in this ecosystem.” The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be ...