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

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

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 ...

Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant ...

Sponges, though not the most thrilling of animals in terms of their shenanigans ... is the largest and most conspicuous sponge in the Antarctic and although it has been observed as much as ...

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 ...

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 ...