However, a few species can grow up to 3 or 4 inches. While they can be found all over the world, krill are particularly ...

For the first time, Antarctic krill have been found on seafloor vents. One scientist is working to figure out what they are ...

4 JUNE 2025: The world's first interactive map of whale migration routes has revealed the growing dangers whales face in the ...

Passengers and crew aboard the National Geographic cruise ship Endurance as it sailed parts of Antarctica ... the whales were fin whales—the second largest living whale, behind only blue whales ...

which is really unusual for blue whales as they generally move north and south to and from Antarctica, but these guys are going east to west, and back again." The changes in the sea temperature at ...

Fin whales, which can measure up to 85 feet long and weigh 80 tons, are the second-largest animal species on Earth after the blue whale ... feeding areas near Antarctica for the first time ...

The new research, published in the journal Scientific Reports on Thursday, also recorded aggregations of up to 150 individual whales feeding just off the coast of Antarctica -- a phenomenon not ...

The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica is the world’s largest ... Some populations, like the Antarctic blue whale, were reduced by more than 99 percent and have been struggling to recover ...

For much of the 20th century, the scene in the waters around Antarctica was ... described fin whales as “very successful.” Unlike other species, such as blue whales, fin whales can forage ...