We may be able to increase the amount of carbon locked away in the ocean depths by making zooplankton produce faecal pellets that sink faster – and new research suggests we could do it by ...

Scientists estimate the ocean has absorbed about one-third of human fossil fuel emissions, and plankton are key players in this process. New research links fivefold increases in carbon absorption to ...

Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon. While lab ...

Plankton are a collection of tiny organisms that live at and beneath the surface of lakes, rivers, ponds, and oceans across the planet. They’re named for the Greek word planktos, meaning to drift or ...