A new study suggests that the oceans' best hope for controlling its large currents might rely on the smallest sea creatures. Several scientific studies have revealed that small ocean animals such as ...

Shrimp-like krill can thrive in icy waters 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) deep off Antarctica as well as near the surface, according to a new study that shows krill stocks can survive far deeper than ...

ABOARD THE ALLANKAY off Antarctica — 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 massive ...

A BIG shrimp-like animal is the oldest known swimmer that sieved food out of the water, like today’s krill and baleen whales. By half a billion years ago, there were passive filter feeders like ...