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

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 ...

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

Tiny ocean zooplankton play a massive role in trapping carbon deep below the surface, offering a hidden buffer against ...

The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

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

This could reduce the amount of zooplankton in Antarctica and limit the carbon stored in the deep ocean. Krill fishing companies harvested almost half a million tonnes of krill in 2020, according ...

Zooplankton Here’s a list of some of the specific species krill eat: Ciliates (zooplankton) Cryptophytes (phytoplankton) Diatoms (phytoplankton) Dinoflagellates (algae) Prasinophytes (algae) ...

A fresh set of numbers is changing what scientists thought happens when a city‑sized slab of ice dissolves into the sea. The ...

The closest you’ll find are tiny crustaceans like krill, feeding on microscopic plankton. While ecologically crucial, they pose no danger to humans. Antarctica ranks last on our list. Though South ...

Do dishes made of algae or insects have a chance of finding a place on our tables as alternative protein food (APF) choices?

Focuses on the biogeochemical cycling of trace metals in marine systems. CalCOFI is a long-term, interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral ecosystem research program off the coast of California that ...