While cows graze grass on land, zooplankton, tiny marine animals, eat phytoplankton. Zooplankton include one of Earth's most abundant animals, the copepod: a microscopic crustacean ranging in size ...

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 ...

They may not look as impressive as whales or sharks, but they are responsible for much of the food that we eat and even the air that we breathe. Plankton include lots of different kinds of living ...

“Since zooplankton eat algae and fish eat zooplankton, we would expect a disruption in this food chain … that might lead to ...