Plankton are a collection of tiny organisms that live at and beneath the surface of lakes, rivers, ponds, and oceans across the planet. They’re named for the Greek word planktos, meaning to ...

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 ...

When coral feed on larger quantities of zooplankton, it makes them stronger and more likely to be resilient against certain ...

UZELA uses artificial light to attract zooplankton, boosting coral feeding and resilience, offering hope for reef conservation.

Benjamin Van Mooy and his team found a relationship between plankton, omega-3 fatty acids and warming ocean waters.

Plankton is the name given to a collection of tiny sea life that lives in the ocean. These minute organisms may be small, but they have a big role to play in maintaining the health of our oceans.

Phytoplankton, the algae plankton, are single-celled organisms. Many of them have chlorophyll, a green pigment (like land plants) they use for photosynthesis to produce the oxygen we breathe.

Why these invisible organisms generate a significant portion of oxygen, absorb vast amounts of carbon, and purify water ...

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.

This study, which is part of Gaspar Sánchez-Serna's doctoral thesis, focuses on the study of the genome of the Oikopleura ...