A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Feces doesn’t appear to be on the menu for zooplankton. While ...

Odds are you aren't too familiar with the group of animals called zooplankton, which include copepods, krill and salps. On land, they're most commonly used as fish food. Underwater, however, they've ...

Figure 1: Differences in zooplankton biomass between control and high-CO 2 sites, derived from horizontal net tows. Figure 2: Abundance ratios (high-CO 2 /control) for selected zooplankton taxa.

These charismatic animals power the marine world as we know it. Madison Goldberg The group of animals known as zooplankton is incredibly diverse. It’s populated by creatures that differ wildly in ...

Marine seismic surveys used in petroleum exploration could cause a two to three-fold increase in mortality of adult and larval zooplankton, new research published in leading science journal Nature ...

Zooplankton are one of the most diverse and abundant groups of organisms on Earth and they play an essential role in the marine food chain. Unable to photosynthesise, as phytoplankton do, zooplankton ...

Scientists have found some of the smallest animals in the ocean are having a big impact in the fight against climate change. Data being collected from the deep waters of the Southern Ocean is allowing ...