The animals we best know as fish food help to store millions of tons of carbon in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

But what happened when the animals migrate in the Southern Ocean had not been quantified. The latest research focussed on copepods, as well as other types of zooplankton called krill, and salps.

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

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

A new study has revealed that small but mighty zooplankton—including copepods, krill, and salps—are key players in the Southern Ocean's ability to absorb and store carbon.