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

Microplastics could be disrupting how oceans absorb and store carbon, potentially undermining a natural buffer that helps ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...