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

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

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.

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 ...

Although a single penguin is capable of devouring thousands of krill in a single sitting, swarms of the zooplankton may detect disturbances in the water ahead of mealtime. The telltale sign? Bird ...

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 ...

Instead, they have baleen, which they use to help them filter krill, plankton, and other tiny creatures from the ocean water. Blue whales swim up to krill and open their large mouths around them.