New research shatters the myth of the “perfect” plankton-feeding fish revealing an astonishing diversity of forms defying ...

The two most prominent types of plankton in the ocean are zooplankton ... which aren’t plants or animals. One thing they all have in common: They require sunlight. Phytoplankton float at ...

Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you'll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped fishes gliding through the currents ...

They can also be 20cm long, like this jellyfish. Image caption, Jellyfish are also a type of plankton. All types of plankton have one thing in common, they are unable to propel, or move themselves ...

Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you’ll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped fishes gliding through the currents ...

Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you’ll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped fishes gliding through the currents, feeding on tiny plankton from the water column. For decades, scientists ...

Plankton is a basis of marine life, contributing nearly 50% to global primary production and playing a significant role in climate regulation due to carbon sequestration and formation of clouds. Yet, ...

In the 1960s, the ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson pointed out something confusing: Why do so many kinds of plankton exist? Mathematically, they shouldn't all be able to survive when they must ...