A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking ...

Zooplankton like copepods aren’t just fish food—they’re carbon-hauling powerhouses. By diving deep into the ocean each winter ...

A new study has revealed that small but mighty zooplankton—including copepods, krill, and salps—are key players in the ...

A new study in collaboration with BAS scientists reveals for the first time that zooplankton migration contributes ...

Not much attention is paid to plankton because these creatures are usually hidden from sight. They are mostly microscopic in size and live in aquatic environments, but human lives are intricately ...

Whales with baleen, a filter-feeding system, eat smaller prey like krill, zooplankton and small fish by swallowing large gulps of water and straining it through the baleen plates.

Migration of these microscopic animals – known as a 'seasonal migrant pump' – supports carbon sequestration in the Southern ...

Researchers say the assumption that whale sharks just feast on krill and other plankton “is only half the story.” “They’re actually out there eating a fair amount of algae too,” Dr ...

Krill in our northern waters show how key marine species can adapt genetically ... “This research gives us a new insight into how plankton can survive in a world of rapidly changing climate by ...

Baleen whales mainly feed on krill, plankton, and small fish. They feed by taking in great mouthfuls of water which is filtered through the baleen plates which catch the krill or fish which the ...

Blue whales, which have a particularly krill-rich diet, could ingest up to 10 million plastic particles a day, while humpback whales could consume up to 4 million particles a day, the team calculates.