In the icy waters surrounding Antarctica, small shrimp-like crustaceans called krill (Euphausia superba) swim in swarms of trillions, forming a biomass larger than the entire human population. Scientists knew these 5-centimeter-long creatures could trap carbon from the atmosphere in the ocean floor, but were unaware of the sheer scale. New research has now revealed just … Continue reading Antarctic krill store massive amounts of carbon in the deep ocean, researchers find